Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · November 28, 2018
Agenda
City of San José City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Agenda
Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
Committee Members
Sam Liccardo, Chair
Magdalena Carrasco, Vice Chair
Dev Davis, Member
Chappie Jones, Member
Johnny Khamis, Member
Committee Staff
Dave Sykes, City Manager
Toni Taber, City Clerk
Richard Doyle, City Attorney
Gloria Schmanek, City Manager's Office
Mackenzie Mossing, Mayor's Office
Louis Osemwegie, City Clerk's Office
Wednesday, November 28, 2018 2:00 PM Council Chambers
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review December 4, 2018 Final Agenda
18-645 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 December 4, 2018
Add Sheet
2. Review Draft Agenda
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ROGC Review December 11, 2018 Draft Agenda
18-646 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 December 11, 2018
B. Review of Upcoming Special Meeting Agenda(s)
C. Legislative Update
1. State
2. Federal
D. Meeting Schedules
E. The Public Record
ROGC The Public Record for November 9, 2018 - November 21, 2018.
18-647
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for November 9, 2018 - November
21, 2018. (City Clerk)
Attachments The Public Record
F. Boards, Commissions and Committees
1. Appointments
(a) ROGC VEBA Advisory Committee Appointment. (City Manager)
18-651
Recommendation: (1) Approve the appointment of Catherine (“CJ”) Ryan, nominated by
the Federated Unions, to the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary
Association (VEBA) Advisory Committee to fill a vacancy for the
unexpired portion of a term ending May 31, 2022; and
(2) Place the item on the December 4, 2018 City Council Agenda for
action.
Attachments Memorandum
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2. Work Plans & Annual Reports
G. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of Consent
Calendar items as they are considered to be routine and will be adopted
by one motion. If a member of the Committee, staff, or public requests
discussion on a particular item, that item may be removed from the
Consent Calendar and considered separately.
1. Consent Calendar
(a) ROGC Retroactive Approval of Nieman Community Pick Up Sponsored by
18-643 Council District 8 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend
City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the
Event. (Arenas)
Recommendation: (1) Retroactive approval of the Nieman Community Clean Up
scheduled on November 17, 2018 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 December 11, 2018 Council Agenda for
action.
Attachments Memorandum
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(b) ROGC Approval of Community Events Sponsored by Council District 7 as a
18-644 City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and
Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Nguyen)
Recommendation: (1) Retroactive approval of the following District 7 events as City
Council sponsored Special Events and approve the expenditure of
funds:
(a) Community Thanksgiving Celebration on Saturday, November
17, 2018 at the Tully Library;
(b) Iola Williams Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 1,
2018 at the SevenTrees Community Center.
(2) Approve the following District 7 events as City Council sponsored
Special Events and approve the expenditure of funds:
(a) Tully Santa program on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at the
Tully Library;
(b) Volunteer Appreciation Celebration on Saturday, December 15,
2018 at the Vietnamese American Community Center;
(c) SevenTrees Santa Holiday Program on Saturday, December 15,
2018 at the SevenTrees Library;
(d) West Evergreen Neighborhood Association Holiday Celebration
on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at OB Whaley Elementary School.
(3) Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
(4) Place the item on the December 4, 2018 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum
END OF CONSENT
2. ROGC Actions Related to the 2020 U.S. Census. (Khamis)
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Recommendation: Direct the City Manager, via the San José Office of Immigrant
Affairs, to
(1) Translate the 2020 U.S. Census forms into the Vietnamese and
Mandarin languages.
(2) Make the translated forms available on the City website and do
outreach to Vietnamese and Mandarin-language press outlets to
publicize the availability of U.S. Census forms in these languages.
Attachments Memorandum
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3. ROGC Actions Related to Municipal Solid Waste Clean Incineration to
18-648 Generate Energy. (Khamis)
Recommendation: (A) Direct the City Manager to have staff:
(1) Explore the possibility of using clean incineration technology
to reduce the volume of materials that are not being recycled or
consumed in the anaerobic digester that are sent to landfills and to
recover energy from this waste.
(2) Research California laws or regulations that help or hinder the
implementation of clean incineration.
(3) Return to the Rules Committee with preliminary findings for
consideration of placing item on the Transportation & Environment
Committee workplan.
(B) Add the pursuit of clean incineration to our Legislative Priorities.
(C) Direct the City Manager to have Government Relations staff and
City lobbyists reach out to our State legislative delegation to pursue
clean incineration of municipal waste that would otherwise be sent to
a landfill.
Attachments Memorandum
H. Review of additions to Council Committee Agendas/Workplans
1. Community and Economic Development Committee
(a) ROGC Update to the August - December 2018 Community and Economic
18-649 Development Committee Work Plan. (Economic Development)
Recommendation: Retroactive approval of the following change to the workplan for the
Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee:
Drop the following item from the November 26, 2018 CED Committee
workplan:
Economic Strategy Update (OED)
Purpose: Provide a report on the status of the Economic Strategy.
Attachments Memorandum
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(b) ROGC Update to the August - December 2018 Community and Economic
18-650 Development Committee Work Plan. (Public Works)
Recommendation: Retroactive approval of the following change to the workplan for the
Community and Economic Development (CED) Committee:
Drop the following item from the November 26, 2018, CED Committee
workplan:
City Council Policy Priority #2: Local Hire Construction Industry Local
Hire Study (Public Works)
Purpose: Share results of the Local Hire Study including information,
best practices, and considerations.
Attachments Memorandum
2. Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
3. Transportation and Environment Committee
4. Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
5. Joint Meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
6. Smart Cities and Service Improvement Committee
I. Open Government
J. 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 City Council.
K. Adjournment
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