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 25, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

26-114

Review March 31, 2026 Final Agenda. - Cancelled

2. Review Draft Agenda

ROGC

26-115

Review April 7, 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

26-116

The Public Record for March 12, 2026 - March 19, 2026. (City Clerk)

Recommendation:

Receive and file the Public Record for March 12, 2026 - March 19,

2026.

Attachments

The Public Record

ROGC

26-123

Approval of the Great American Litter Pick-up as an Annual City

Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Authorization to

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

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Great American Litter Pick-up as an annual City

Council sponsored Special Event scheduled on a Saturday in April

around Earth Day 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 April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments Memorandum

ROGC

26-124

Approval of National Night Out as an Annual City Sponsored Special

Event to Expend City Funds and Authorization to Accept Donations of

Materials and Services for the Event. (City Clerk)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the National Night Out as an annual City Council

sponsored Special Event held the first Tuesday in August 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 April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

26-125

Approval to Expend City Funds and Authorization to Accept Donations

for the City's Participation in the Annual Silicon Valley Pride Parade

and Festival. (City Clerk)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the expenditure of City funds for the Silicon Valley Pride

Parade and Festival as an annual event scheduled in late August.

2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses

or community groups to support the event.

3. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

26-117

Request to Travel. (Mayor)

Recommendation:

1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and

designate Mayor Mahan as the City representative to participate in the

Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative Capstone Convening

organized and funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies from April 12 - 14,

2026 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

2. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

26-120

Request to Travel for Mayor's Staff. (Mayor)

Recommendation:

1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and

designate the Mayor’s Staff, Stephen Caines, as the City representative

to attend the Bloomberg CityLab event in Madrid, Spain from April

26-29, 2026.

2. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum

Recommendation:

1. Retroactively approve the POW/MIA Flag Raising scheduled on

September 19, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and

approve the expenditure of funds.

2. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Alma Neighborhood

scheduled on September 27, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special

Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

3. Retroactively approve the Korean Hangul Day Flag Raising

scheduled on October 16, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special

Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

4. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Communications

Hill Neighborhood scheduled on October 25, 2025 as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

5. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day at the Vietnamese Heritage

Garden scheduled on November 8, 2025 as a City Council sponsored

Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

6. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Tropicana-Lanai

Neighborhood scheduled on November 15, 2025 as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

7. Retroactively approve the District 7 Neighborhood Holiday Party

scheduled on December 10, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special

Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

8. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Lone Bluff

Neighborhood scheduled on December 13, 2025 as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

9. Retroactively approve the District 7 Toy Distribution at the

Vietnamese American Cultural Center scheduled on December 20, 2025

as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure

of funds.

10. Retroactively approve the TET/Lunar New Year Flag Raising

scheduled on February 17, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special

Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

11. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the Lone Bluff

Neighborhood scheduled on February 21, 2026 as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

12. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day in the West Evergreen

Neighborhood scheduled on February 28, 2026 as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

13. Approve the AAWA Career Seminar at San José City Hall

scheduled on April 17, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event

and approve the expenditure of funds.

14. Approve the Dumpster Day in the McLaughlin-Corridor

Neighborhood scheduled on April 11, 2026, as a City Council

sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds.

15. Approve the Black April Flag Raising scheduled on April 30, 2026

as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure

of funds.

16. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses

or community groups to support the events.

17. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Doan

END OF CONSENT

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

ROGC

26-122

Initiating an Inventory and Community Process Regarding Public Assets

Named for César Chavez. (Mayor, Ortiz, Tordillos, Candelas, and

Campos)

Recommendation:

Direct the City Manager, in coordination with the City Clerk and City

Attorney, to return to City Council with:

1. An inventory of all City-owned land, facilities, amenities, and other

public art and assets in San José named after César Chavez, or

otherwise bearing his name or likeness;

2. To the extent feasible, an inventory of other assets with City

designation or public sites within San José that are overseen by another

local jurisdiction or public agency and are named after César Chavez;

3. An assessment of the applicable legal authority, governing policy,

and procedural pathway for renaming each identified site;

4. Recommendations for a community engagement process - modeled

where appropriate on existing City naming processes, and prioritizing

the Latino and farmworker communities - to consider potential

renaming actions in a trauma-informed, inclusive, and culturally

respectful manner; and

5. Initiate any administrative processes under the City Manager’s

authority for name changes, where appropriate.

Attachments

Memorandum from Mayor, Ortiz, Tordillos, Candelas, and Camp

ROGC

26-127

Lower Income Voucher and Equity Program Amendment. (Casey,

Cohen, Ortiz, and Candelas)

Recommendation:

1. Amend the Lower Income Voucher and Equity Program to include a

preference for 50 units for San José Police Department personnel.

2. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

Attachments Memorandum from Casey, Cohen, Ortiz, and Candelas

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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