Agenda - Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole

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, May 27, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

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Review June 2, 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

26-227

Review June 9, 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

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26-235

Approval of the Juneteenth 2026 Flag Raising Sponsored by the Office

of Mayor Matt Mahan as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to

Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for

the Event. (Mayor)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Juneteenth 2026 Flag Raising scheduled on June 7,

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 June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Mayor

ROGC

26-231

Retroactive Approval of the Professional Women's Hockey League

(PWHL) Expansion 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. Retroactively approve the PWHL Expansion Flag Raising scheduled

on May 19, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and

approve the expenditure of funds.

2. Retroactively approve and accept donations from various

individuals, businesses or community groups to support the event.

3. Place the item on the June 9, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments Memorandum from Foley

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

ROGC

26-228

Ranked Choice Voting for Vacancies. (Cohen, Kamei, Mulcahy, and

Tordillos)

Recommendation:

Place on the November 2026 Ballot a measure to institute amending the

City Charter to allow the option for the City Council to choose to utilize

Ranked Choice Voting in the case of special elections to fill vacancies in

Mayoral and City Council races.

Attachments Memorandum from Cohen, Kamei, Mulcahy, and Tordillos

Letters from the Public

ROGC

26-232

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; and

d. Other environmental factors, including greenhouse gas emissions,

noise, and water quality protections.

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.

Attachments

Memorandum from Mayor, Candelas, Cohen, and Ortiz

Letters 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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