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, April 1, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
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A. City Council (City Clerk)  
1. Review Final Agenda  
ROGC  
26-128  
Review April 7, 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)  
Agenda for April 7, 2026 (to be updated on April 1, 2026)  
Attachments  
2. Review Draft Agenda  
ROGC  
26-129  
Review April 14, 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  
1.  
ROGC  
26-130  
The Public Record for March 19, 2026 - March 26, 2026. (City Clerk)  
Recommendation:  
Receive and file the Public Record for March 19, 2026 - March 26,  
2026.  
The Public Record  
Attachments  
2.  
ROGC  
26-131  
Monthly Report of Activities for March 2026. (City Auditor)  
Recommendation:  
Attachments  
Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the  
month of March 2026.  
Memorandum  
3.  
ROGC  
26-132  
Approval of District 1 San José Sharks Community Funds Grant for  
American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley. (Kamei)  
Recommendation:  
1. Approve a $1000 grant to American Leadership Forum Silicon  
Valley to support its leadership development programs.  
2. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.  
Memorandum from Kamei  
Attachments  
4.  
ROGC  
26-142  
Approval of the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag Raising for  
District 7’s Black April Commemoration. (Doan)  
Recommendation:  
1. Approve the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag Raising for  
District 7’s Black April commemoration on April 30, 2026.  
2. Place the item on the April 7, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.  
Memorandum from Doan  
Attachments  
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals  
1.  
ROGC  
26-141  
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.  
[Referred from 3/11/26 - Item C.1 (ROGC 26-094)]  
Memorandum from Foley, Campos, Tordillos, Cohen, and Casey  
Workload Analysis  
Attachments  
Letter from the Public  
2.  
ROGC  
26-143  
Al Fresco 2.0. (Ortiz, Tordillos, Kamei, Cohen, and Mulcahy)  
Recommendation:  
1. Direct the City Manager’s Office to:  
a. Explore permanently re-establishing the Al Fresco outdoor dining  
program in the City of San José, for supporting economic development  
and small businesses in designated growth areas, including Greater  
Downtown San José, Urban Villages, and Business Improvement  
Districts.  
i. Evaluate opportunities to modernize and expand the program  
beyond basic table-and-chair setups by establishing a clear, predictable  
permitting pathway for more complex outdoor dining configurations:  
such as patios, railings, pergolas, and semi-permanent structures, while  
maintaining a low-barrier, by-right process for simpler installations,  
and review best practices from peer cities, including San Francisco’s  
Shared Spaces Manual, to inform the development of clear design  
standards and streamlined administrative processes.  
b. Designate Public Works staff to serve as a coordinator for Al  
Fresco and outdoor dining applications, responsible for facilitating  
interdepartmental review and ensuring timely coordination among  
Public Works, Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement, Fire,  
Transportation, and any other relevant departments, to reduce  
duplicative review, minimize delays, and provide applicants with an  
understandable and consistent permitting pathway.  
[Referred from 3/18/26 - Item C.1 (ROGC 26-112)]  
Memorandum from Ortiz, Tordillos, Kamei, Cohen, and Mulcahy  
Attachments  
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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