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, March 11, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

26-090

Review March 17, 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

Add Sheet

2. Review Draft Agenda

ROGC

26-091

Review March 24, 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)

Attachments

Agenda

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

26-089

Monthly Report of Activities for February 2026. (City Auditor)

Recommendation:

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

month of February 2026.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

26-092

Approval of Asian American and Pacific Islander Month Festival 2026

Sponsored by Council Districts 1 and 3 as a City Council Sponsored

Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials

and Services for the Event. (Kamei and Tordillos)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Asian American and Pacific Islander Month Festival

scheduled on May 13, 2026 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 March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments Memorandum from Kamei and Tordillos

ROGC

26-093

Approval of the WEPA Salsa Festival Sponsored by Council District 1

as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and

Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Kamei)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the WEPA Salsa Festival scheduled on June 12, 2026 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 March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Kamei

ROGC

26-096

Approval of the Greek Flag Raising 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 Greek Flag Raising scheduled on March 25, 2026 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 March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Foley

ROGC

26-097

Approval of Dumpster Days Sponsored by Council District 9 as City

Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept

Donations of Materials and Services for the Events. (Foley)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Dumpster Days scheduled on March 28, June 13,

August 8, and September 26, 2026 as City Council sponsored Special

Events and approve the expenditure of funds.

2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses

or community groups to support the events.

3. Place the item on the March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments Memorandum from Foley

ROGC

26-099

Approval of Autism Awareness Month Flag Raising Sponsored by

Council District 6 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend

City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the

Event. (Mulcahy)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Autism Awareness Month Flag Raising scheduled on

April 17, 2026 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 March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Mulcahy

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

ROGC

26-094

Emergency Interim Housing Siting Policy. (Foley, Campos, Tordillos,

Cohen, and Casey)

Recommendation:

Direct the City Manager to prepare and return to the City Council with

an Emergency Interim Housing Siting Policy.

Attachments

Memorandum from Foley, Campos, Tordillos, Cohen, and Casey

Letter from the Public

ROGC

26-098

The Cost of Residential Development in San José. (Mayor, Kamei,

Campos, Tordillos, and Cohen)

Recommendation:

Direct the City Manager to amend the scope of work for the next Cost

of Residential Development Study to include:ꢀ

a. A feasibility analysis based on an expanded list of housing

typologies including single-stairwell multifamily buildings and other small

multifamily buildings.ꢀ

b. An analysis of the impact of off-site improvements on the cost

and supply of housing, based on past improvements conditioned on

various housing development projects.ꢀ

c. An analysis of the financial impact of various reach codes and

local amendments adopted or under consideration for adoption by the

City Council.ꢀꢀ

d. An analysis that identifies the parking ratio as one factor in the

cost of development and compares like for like, especially in larger

multifamily products.

e. A sensitivity analysis testing the impact of development review

timelines, with specific quantification of holding costs over the course of

the project.

[Referred from 3/4/26 - Item C.1 (ROGC 26-085)]

Attachments

Memorandum from Mayor, Kamei, Campos, Tordillos, and Cohe

Workload Analysis

Letter from the Public

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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