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, February 25, 2026

2:00 PM

Council Chambers

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A. City Council (City Clerk)

1. Review Final Agenda

ROGC

26-070

Review March 3, 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 for March 3, 2026 (to be updated on 2/25/26)

2. Review Draft Agenda

ROGC

26-072

Review March 10, 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

26-076

The Public Record for February 12, 2026 - February 19, 2026. (City

Clerk)

Recommendation:

Receive and file the Public Record for February 12, 2026 - February

19, 2026.

Attachments

The Public Record

ROGC

26-080

Deferred Compensation Advisory Committee Appointments. (Human

Resources)

Recommendation:

(a) Approve the following appointments to the Deferred Compensation

Advisory Committee for a four-year term, beginning March 3, 2026,

and ending on March 1, 2030:

(1) Aric Johnson, nominated by the group of employees designated

as “Management Employees”-consisting of employees in Unit 99 and

members of the Association of Engineers and Architects, IFPTE Local

21 (AEA); Association of Maintenance Supervisory Personnel, IFPTE

Local 21 (AMSP); City Association of Management Personnel, IFPTE

Local 21 (CAMP); and the Association of Legal Professionals of San

José (ALP); and

(2) Jaime Fonseca as the representative nominated by the group of

employees designated as American Federation of State, County, and

Municipal Employees, AFSCME Local 101.

(b) Place the item on the March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments

Memorandum

ROGC

26-077

Approval of the Bay FC Flag Raising in Celebration of International

Women's Day Sponsored by Council District 2 as a City Council

Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations

of Materials and Services for the Event. (Campos)

Recommendation:

1. Approve the Bay FC Flag Raising in celebration of International

Women's Day scheduled on March 9, 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 3, 2026 City Council Agenda for

action.

Attachments

Memorandum from Campos

C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

ROGC

26-078

Respective Roles and Responsibilities of the City Council Committees.

(City Attorney)

Recommendation:

Discussion and possible action on the oral presentation from the City

Attorney’s Office reviewing the respective roles and responsibilities of

the Rules and Open Government Committee and the four other City

Council Standing Committees.

Attachments

Presentation

ROGC

26-079

Coyote Valley Corridor Study. (Mayor, Foley, and Campos)

Recommendation:

Direct the City Manager to place the draft Coyote Valley Corridor

Study on a future City Council agenda as a consent item.

[Referred from 2/18/26 - Item C.1 (ROGC 26-064)]

Attachments

Memorandum from Mayor, Foley, and Campos

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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