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 18, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
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A. City Council (City Clerk)  
1. Review Final Agenda  
ROGC  
26-100  
Review March 24, 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  
26-101  
Review March 31, 2026 Draft Agenda. - Cancelled.  
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  
26-102  
The Public Record for March 5, 2026 - March 12, 2026. (City Clerk)  
Recommendation:  
Receive and file the Public Record for March 5, 2026 - March 12,  
2026.  
Attachments
The Public Record  
2.  
ROGC  
26-110  
Deferred Maintenance and Infrastructure Backlog Study Session.  
(Public Works/City Manager)  
Recommendation:  
Set a City Council Study Session entitled Deferred Maintenance and  
Infrastructure Backlog for Monday, April 13, 2026 from 9:30 a.m. –  
12:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers and approve the Study  
Session agenda.  
Attachments
Memorandum  
3.  
ROGC  
26-111  
From Ideation to Occupancy: A Guide to Building in San José,  
Permitting, Timelines, and Coordination Study Session. (Planning,  
Building, and Code Enforcement)  
Recommendation:  
Set a City Council Study Session entitled From Ideation to Occupancy:  
A Guide to Building in San José, Permitting, Timelines, and  
Coordination for Monday, April 20, 2026, from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.  
in the City Council Chambers and approve the Study Session agenda.  
Attachments Memorandum  
4.  
ROGC  
26-103  
Approval of the Music in the Valley Festival 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 Music in the Valley Festival scheduled on May 2, 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 24, 2026 City Council Agenda for  
action.  
Attachments Memorandum from Foley  
5.  
ROGC  
26-104  
Retroactive Approval of the Bay FC Tower and Rotunda Lighting  
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. Retroactively approve the Bay FC Tower and Rotunda Lighting  
scheduled on March 9-14, 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 24, 2026 City Council Agenda for  
action.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Campos  
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals  
1.  
ROGC  
26-112  
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 (BIDs).  
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.  
Attachments Memorandum from Ortiz, Tordillos, Kamei, Cohen, and Mulcahy  
2.  
ROGC  
26-113  
Request to Add a Resolution on Higher Education to the City Council  
Meeting Agenda of March 24, 2026. (Kamei and Cohen)  
Recommendation:  
1. Consider a Draft Resolution of the City Council of the City of San  
José Declaring its Commitment to Opposing the Coercion of Colleges  
and Universities.  
2. Add the Draft Resolution of the City Council of the City of San José  
to the City Council Agenda for its regular meeting of March 24, 2026.  
3. Authorize the City Attorney’s Office to make such formatting and  
non-substantive changes and additions to the said Draft Resolution as it  
deems appropriate or necessary.  
Attachments
Memorandum from Kamei and Cohen  
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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