Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · January 6, 2021
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
Chappie Jones, Vice Chair
Sylvia Arenas, Member
Dev Davis, Member
Vacant, Member
Committee Staff
Dave Sykes, City Manager
Toni Taber, City Clerk
Nora Frimann, City Attorney
Gloria Schmanek, City Manager's Office
Henry Smith, Mayor's Office
Ruth Krantz, City Clerk's Office
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 2:00 PM Virtual Meeting
https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/93828586066
* COVID-19 NOTICE *
Consistent with the California Governor’s Executive Order No. N-29-20, Resolution No. 79485 from
the City of San José and the Santa Clara County Health Officer’s March 16, 2020 Shelter in Place
Order, the City Council Committee meeting will not be physically open to the public and the
Committee Members will be teleconferencing from remote locations.
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1) Cable Channel 26,
2) https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting, or
3) https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
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1) By email to city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review January 12, 2021 Final Agenda
21-005 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 Review January 19, 2021 Draft Agenda - Cancelled
21-006
B. Review of Upcoming Special Meeting Agenda(s)
C. Legislative Update
1. State
2. Federal
D. Meeting Schedules
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E. The Public Record
ROGC The Public Record for December 10, 2020 - December 22, 2020. (City
21-007 Clerk)
Receive and file the Public Record for December 10, 2020 - December
22, 2020.
Attachments The Public Record
F. Boards, Commissions and Committees
1. Appointments
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 the Hillview Area Dumpster Day and the
21-001 Sponsored by Council District 5 as a City Council Sponsored Special
Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and
Services for the Event. (Carrasco)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Hillview Area Dumpster Day scheduled on
November 9, 2020 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 January 12, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
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b. ROGC Retroactive Approval of the Purchase of Fiesta Navidena Materials
21-002 Sponsored by Council District 5 as a City Council Sponsored Special
Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and
Services for the Event. (Carrasco)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Fiesta Navidena Celebration scheduled on
December 5, 2020 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 January 12, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
c. ROGC Retroactive Approval of the San José State University Spartans
21-011 Championship Tower and Rotunda Lighting Event Sponsored by
Council District 3 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend
City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the
Event. (Peralez)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively Approve the San José State University Spartans
Championship Tower and Rotunda Lighting Event scheduled on
December 18 - December 20, 2020 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 January 12, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Peralez
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d. ROGC Retroactive Approval of the Small Business Advisory Task Force
21-004 (SBATF) Virtual Membership Recognition Event Sponsored by Council
District 1 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City
Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
(Jones)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively Approve the Small Business Advisory Task Force
(SBATF) Virtual Membership Recognition Event scheduled on
December 10, 2020 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 January 12, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Jones
END OF CONSENT
H. Review of additions to Council Committee Agendas/Workplans
1. Community and Economic Development Committee
ROGC Community and Economic Development Committee Work Plan.
21-012 (Mayor and Khamis)
Recommendation: Approval of the Community and Economic Development Committee
Work Plan for the period January through June 2021 and setting its
meeting schedule on the fourth Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. by
virtual meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, until further
notice.
Attachments Memorandum
2. Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
3. Transportation and Environment Committee
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ROGC Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan. (Mayor and
21-013 Davis)
Recommendation: Approval of the Transportation & Environmental Committee Work Plan
for the period January through June 2021 and setting its meeting
schedule on the first Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m. by virtual
meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, until further
notice.
Attachments Memorandum
4. Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
ROGC Update to the Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
21-014 Work Plan. (Fire)
Recommendation: Approve the following change to the work plan for the Public Safety,
Finance, and Strategic Support (PSFSS) Committee:
Add the following item to the PSFSS Committee work plan for
February 18, 2021:
Firefighter Safety Systems in High Rise Buildings Report.
Attachments Memorandum
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
The City of San José is committed to open and honest government and strives to consistently meet the community's expectations by
providing excellent services, in a positive and timely manner, and in the full view of the public. The City Code of Ethics may be viewed
online.
All public records relating to an open session item on this agenda, which are not exempt from disclosure pursuant to the California Public
Records Act, that are distributed to a majority of the legislative body will be available for public inspection at San José City Hall, Office of
the City Clerk, 200 E. Santa Clara Street, 14th Floor, San José, CA 95113 at the same time that the public records are distributed or made
available to the legislative body.
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