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, October 8, 2025  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
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A. City Council (City Clerk)  
1. Review Final Agenda  
ROGC  
25-314  
Review October 14, 2025 Final Agenda - Canceled.  
2. Review Draft Agenda  
ROGC  
25-315  
Review October 21, 2025 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  
Attachments  
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  
25-318  
The Public Record for September 25, 2025 - October 2, 2025. (City  
Clerk)  
Recommendation:  
Receive and file the Public Record for September 25, 2025 - October 2,  
2025.  
The Public Record  
Attachments  
2.  
ROGC  
25-317  
Update to the August - December 2025 Neighborhood Services and  
Education Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)  
Recommendation:  
Approve an amendment to the August – December 2025 Neighborhood  
Services and Education Committee Work Plan to drop the following  
item scheduled for the October 9, 2025, Committee meeting.  
Consolidated Annual Homelessness Report and Implementation  
Plan Status Report.  
Purpose: Provide an annual report on homelessness and a status  
report on the City’s Implementation Plan for the Santa Clara County  
Community Plan to End Homelessness 2020-2025. (City  
Manager/Economic Development and Cultural  
Affairs/Housing/Library/Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood  
Services)  
Memorandum  
Attachments  
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals  
1.  
ROGC  
25-319  
Approval of Direct Artist Selection and CMO Support for Former  
Hillview Library Site Mural Project. (Ortiz) - DROPPED  
Recommendation:  
1. Direct the City Manager’s Office (CMO) to assist with the review  
and approval of the proposed mural at the former Hillview Library site  
- 2255 Ocala Ave, San Jose, CA 95122 (City property), including  
providing staff support to facilitate review by the Public Art Committee  
and the Arts Commission to ensure compliance with City standards,  
guidelines, and processes for public artwork located on City property  
including site preparation and future maintenance.  
2. Approve the use of a direct artist selection process, rather than a  
competitive call for artists, for the former Hillview Library site mural  
project.  
3. Place the item on the October 21, 2025 City Council Agenda for  
action.  
DROPPED PER COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ  
Memorandum from Ortiz  
Attachments  
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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