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 1, 2025

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

25-299

Review October 7, 2025 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

Add Sheet

2. Review Draft Agenda

ROGC

25-300

Review October 14, 2025 Draft Agenda - Cancelled.

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

25-303

The Public Record for September 18, 2025 - September 25, 2025.

(City Clerk)

Recommendation:

Receive and file the Public Record for September 18, 2025 - September

25, 2025.

Attachments

The Public Record

ROGC

25-301

Update to the August - December 2025 Public Safety, Finance, and

Strategic Support Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)

Recommendation:

Approve an amendment to the August – December 2025 Public Safety,

Finance, and Strategic Support (PSFSS) Committee Work Plan to drop

the following item from the October 16, 2025, PSFSS Committee

meeting agenda.

Emergency Medical Services Narcotics Status Report.

Purpose: Provide a verbal update on the Fire Department’s

Advanced Life Support controlled substances management systems and

processes. (Fire)

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

25-305

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

Recommendation:

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

month of September 2025.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

25-304

Approval of Dumpster Day 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. Approve the Dumpster Day scheduled on October 25, 2025 as a

City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of

funds.

2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses,

or community groups to support the event.

3. Place the item on the October 7, 2025 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments Memorandum from Foley

END OF CONSENT

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

ROGC

25-302

City Investment Policy 1-12. (Ortiz)

Recommendation:

Direct staff to return in March 2026, at the time of the annual review of

the City Investment Policy 1-12, with an investment analysis of the

trade-offs associated with disinvesting from corporations that invest in

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

[Referred from 9/9/2025 City Council - Item 2.11 (25-938)]

[Referred from 9/17/2025 - Item C.1 (ROGC 25-285)]

Attachments

Memorandum from Ortiz - 9/9/25

Workload Analysis

Letters from the Public

ROGC

25-310

Prepare a Plan of Action to Support San José’s Immigrant Community.

(Ortiz, Candelas, Campos, Doan)

Recommendation:

Direct the City Manager’s Office to work in partnership with the

County of Santa Clara to prepare a comprehensive plan of action to

better support San José’s immigrant community in response to the

increased federal immigration enforcement activity taking place in our

city. The plan shall include the following components:

1. Local Coordination and Response

2. Employer Education and Outreach

3. Public Safety During Major Events

4. Data Collection and Privacy Protections (the City’s Flock

Network and the City’s Automatic License Plate Readers)

Attachments

Memorandum from Ortiz, Candelas, Campos, and Doan

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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