City of San José  
200 East Santa Clara Street  
San Jose, CA 95113  
City of San José  
Agenda  
Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and  
Committee of the Whole  
Committee Members  
David Cohen, Chair  
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair  
Pam Foley, Member  
Bien Doan, Member  
Domingo Candelas, Member  
Committee Staff  
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager  
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk  
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney  
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office  
Wednesday, June 10, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
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A. City Council (City Clerk)  
1. Review Final Agenda  
ROGC  
26-244  
Review June 16, 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)  
Attachments
Agenda for June 16, 2026 (to be updated on 6/10/26)  
2. Review Draft Agenda  
ROGC  
26-245  
Review June 23, 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)  
Agenda to be posted on the day of the meeting.  
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they  
are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests  
debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent  
Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent  
Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.  
B. Consent Calendar  
1.  
ROGC  
26-246  
Community and Economic Development Committee Work Plan.  
(Mayor and Foley)  
Recommendation:  
(a) Approve the Community and Economic Development Committee  
Work Plan for the period of August through December 2026 and set its  
meeting schedule on August 24, October 26, and December 14 at 1:30  
p.m. in the City Council Chambers.  
(b) Accept the draft Community and Economic Development  
Committee Work Plan for the period of January through June 2027.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor and Foley  
2.  
ROGC  
26-247  
Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan. (Mayor  
and Ortiz)  
Recommendation:  
(a) Approve the Neighborhood Services and Education Committee  
Work Plan for the period of August through December 2026 and set its  
meeting schedule on August 13, October 8, and December 10 at 1:30  
p.m. in the City Council Chambers.  
(b) Accept the draft Neighborhood Services and Education Committee  
Work Plan for the period of January through June 2027.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor and Ortiz  
3.  
ROGC  
26-248  
Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee Work Plan.  
(Mayor and Doan)  
Recommendation:  
(a) Approve the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support  
Committee Work Plan for the period of August through December 2026  
and set its meeting schedule on August 20 and October 15 at 1:30 p.m.  
and December 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the City Council Chambers.  
(b) Accept the draft Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support  
Committee Work Plan for the period of January through June 2027.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor and Doan  
4.  
ROGC  
26-249  
Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan. (Mayor and  
Cohen)  
Recommendation:  
(a) Approve the Transportation and Environment Committee Work  
Plan for the period of August through December 2026 and set its  
meeting schedule on August 10, October 5, and December 7 at 1:30  
p.m. in the City Council Chambers.  
(b) Accept the draft Transportation and Environment Committee Work  
Plan for the period of January through June 2027.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor and Cohen  
5.  
ROGC  
26-254  
Fiscal Year 2026 - 2027 City Council Study Session/Special Meeting  
Schedule. (City Manager)  
Recommendation:  
Approve the Study Session/Special Meeting Schedule for the period of  
August 2026 - April 2027.  
Attachments
Memorandum  
6.  
ROGC  
26-251  
Approval of "Free Use" of the Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda on August  
26, 2026 for the Pride Week Luncheon Sponsored by Council District 9  
as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and  
Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Foley)  
Recommendation:  
1. Adopt a resolution authorizing "Free Use" of the Janet Gray Hayes  
Rotunda for the private, invitation-only Pride Week Luncheon held at  
City Hall Rotunda on August 26, 2026.  
2. Approve the Pride Week Luncheon scheduled on August 26, 2026  
as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure  
of funds.  
3. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses  
or community groups to support the event.  
4. Place the item on the June 23, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Foley  
7.  
ROGC  
26-255  
Request to Travel. (Mayor)  
Recommendation:  
1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and  
designate Mayor's Office staff, Keith Hertzberg, as the City  
representative to attend the Harvard Young American Leaders Program.  
2. Place the item on the June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor  
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals  
1.  
ROGC  
26-250  
Data Center Uniform Standards. (Mayor, Candelas, Cohen, and Ortiz)  
Recommendation:  
Direct the City Manager to:  
1. Establish a set of uniform standards and best practices for data  
center projects in the City of San José. These standards should build  
upon existing local and state environmental regulations and help mitigate  
potential impacts related to:  
a. Energy consumption and energy sourcing;  
b. Water usage, including strategies to reduce reliance on potable  
water through recycled water infrastructure, closed-loop systems, or  
other efficient technologies;  
c. Air quality, backup power generators;  
d. Other environmental factors, including greenhouse gas emissions,  
noise, and water quality protections; and  
e. The standards should also outline a clear and consistent process  
for community notification and engagement for new data center  
projects, building upon existing City outreach policies and processes  
(City Council Policy 6-30).  
2. Support statewide legislation like Senate Bill 887 that supports local  
jurisdictions in creating cleaner infrastructure for data center  
development, including but not limited to recycled water/purple pipe  
infrastructure, cleaner energy, transmission infrastructure, with the goals  
of lowering environmental impacts, protecting ratepayers, and  
expanding access to economic opportunities.  
[Referred from 5/27/26 - Item C.2 (ROGC 26-232)]  
Attachments
Memorandum from Mayor, Candelas, Cohen, and Ortiz  
Letters from the Public  
2.  
ROGC  
26-253  
Oppose Position on Ballot Measure Limiting Ability of Voters to Raise  
Revenues for Local Government Services. (Campos, Cohen, Kamei,  
and Tordillos)  
Recommendation:  
Declare San José to have an Oppose position on Limits Ability of  
Voters to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services. Initiative  
Constitutional Amendment.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Campos, Cohen, Kamei, and Tordillos  
D. Open Forum  
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 Committee.  
E. Adjournment  
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