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, January 14, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

26-015

Review January 20, 2026 Final Agenda. - Cancelled

2. Review Draft Agenda

ROGC

26-016

Review January 27, 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

ROGC

26-018

The Public Record for December 18, 2025 - January 8, 2026. (City

Clerk)

Recommendation:

Receive and file the Public Record for December 18, 2025 - January 8,

2026.

The Public Record

Attachments

ROGC

26-019

Release Date for Study Session. (City Manager)

Recommendation:

Recommend the release of the date held for a Study Session on Friday,

January 23, 2026.

ROGC

26-017

Monthly Report of Activities for December 2025. (City Auditor)

Recommendation:

Attachments

Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the

month of December 2025.

Memorandum

ROGC

26-021

Approval of the Super Bowl 60, NVIDIA GTC, NCAA Division I

Tournament, and FIFA World Cup Celebration Flag Raisings,

Proclamations, and Tower and Rotunda Lighting Ceremonies

Sponsored by the Office of Mayor Matt Mahan as City Council

Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations

of Materials and Services for the Events. (Mayor)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the NFL Super Bowl 60, NVIDIA GTC, NCAA Division I

Tournament, and 2026 FIFA World Cup Flag Raisings, Proclamations

and Tower and Rotunda Lightings as City Council sponsored Special

Events to be held on:

i. Super Bowl 60 from February 1, 2026 to February 8, 2026

ii. NVIDIA GTC from March 14, 2026 to March 21, 2026

iii. NCAA Division I Tournament from March 24, 2026 to March 30,

2026

iv. FIFA World Cup from June 10, 2026 to June 27, 2026 and on July

6, 2026 to July 20, 2026

2. Approve the expenditure of funds and accept donations from

various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the

events.

3. Place the item on the January 27, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Memorandum from Mayor

Attachments

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

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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