Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · July 28, 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
Chappie Jones, Chair
Raul Peralez, Vice Chair
Sylvia Arenas, Member
David Cohen, Member
Dev Davis, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Deputy City Manager
Toni Taber, City Clerk
Nora Frimann, City Attorney
Gloria Schmanek, City Manager's Office
Henry Smith, Mayor's Office
Wednesday, July 28, 2021 2:00 PM Virtual Meeting -
https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/91241177464
* 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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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review August 3, 2021 Final Agenda
21-635 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 August 10, 2021 Draft Agenda
21-636 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 Agenda
B. Review of Upcoming Special Meeting Agenda(s)
C. Legislative Update
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1. State
2. Federal
D. Meeting Schedules
E. The Public Record
ROGC The Public Record for June 17, 2021 - July 22, 2021. (City Clerk)
21-637 Receive and file the Public Record for June 17, 2021 - July 22, 2021.
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 Approval of Breastfeeding Awareness Month Sponsored by Council
21-638 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. Approve Breastfeeding Awareness Month scheduled on August 3,
2021 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 August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Arenas
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b. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Brigadoon Public Safety Community Meeting
21-639 Community Event Sponsored by 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. Retroactively approve the Brigadoon Public Safety Community
Meeting scheduled on July 21, 2021 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 August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Arenas
c. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Arcadia Ballpark Open House Community
21-640 Event Sponsored by 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. Retroactively approve the Arcadia Ballpark Open House scheduled
on July 17, 2021 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 August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Arenas
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d. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Two Dumpster Days Sponsored by Council
21-641 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 Dumpster Day Event scheduled on May
8, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the
expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively approve the Dumpster Day Event scheduled on May
22, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the
expenditure of funds.
3. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
4. Place the item on the August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
e. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Three Special Events Sponsored by Council
21-642 District 4 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City
Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event.
(Cohen)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Alviso Community Ice Cream Social
scheduled on July 17, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event
and approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Retroactively approve the e-Waste Collection Event scheduled on
July 17, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve
the expenditure of funds.
3. Approve the 2021 Berryessa Arts Festival scheduled on September
18, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the
expenditure of funds.
4. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
5. Place the item on the August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Cohen
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f. ROGC Approval of the Blue Zones Project Presentation and Reception
21-643 Sponsored by Council District 6 as a City Council Sponsored Special
Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and
Services for the Event. (Davis)
Recommendation: 1. Approve the Blue Zones Project Presentation and Reception
scheduled on August 18, 2021 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 August 3, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Davis
g. ROGC Approval of Flag Raisings, Lighting, and Proclamation Recognizing
21-644 Silicon Valley Pride Sponsored by Council District 9 and Council
District 6 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City
Funds, Light City Hall, and Accept Donations of Materials and Services
for the Event. (Foley and Davis)
Recommendation: 1. Approve the Rainbow and Transgender Flag Raisings scheduled on
August 24-31, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and
approve the expenditure of funds.
2. Approve the 2021 Silicon Valley Pride lighting ceremony scheduled
on August 24-31, 2021 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and
approve the expenditure of funds.
3. Approve the proclamation event scheduled on August 24, 2021 as a
City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of
funds.
4. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
5. Place the item on the August 24, 2021 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Foley and Davis
END OF CONSENT
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2. ROGC Terminate San Jose's Service Retirement Benefits for Convicted
21-634 Felons. (Mayor)
Recommendation: Revise San Jose Municipal Code Section 3.36.830 to automatically
terminate service retirement benefits upon conviction of a felony,
barring extremely unusual circumstances meriting an extraordinary
exception, such as the vacation or overturning of the conviction on
appeal.
(a) Any such extraordinary circumstances requiring an exceptional
consideration of the Retirement Board must be raised in a noticed
public hearing, and they require presentation of competent, credible
evidence in a manner consistent with the California Rules of
Evidence.
(b) The Board retains discretion to provide benefits for spouse or
minor children of the terminated retiree so long as they no longer
share living expenses nor a residence with the retiree.
Attachments Memorandum
H. Review of additions to Council Committee Agendas/Workplans
1. Community and Economic Development Committee
a. ROGC Retroactive Update to the January - June 2021 Community and
21-646 Economic Development Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
Recommendation: Retroactively approve dropping the following two items from the
Community and Economic Development Committee work plan that
were scheduled for June 28, 2021:
(a) Economic Recovery Status Report. (Economic Development)
(b) Citywide Residential Anti-Displacement Strategy Verbal Status
Report. (Housing)
Attachments Memorandum
2. Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
3. Transportation and Environment Committee
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a. ROGC Transportation and Environment Committee Work Plan (Mayor and
21-647 Davis)
Recommendation: a) Approval of the Transportation and Environment Committee Work
Plan for the period August through December 2021 and setting its
meeting schedule on the first Monday of each month at 1:30 p.m., with
the exception of the month of September that is set on the last Monday
in August, by virtual meeting during the month of August and in the
City Council Chambers for the months of September through
December.
b) Accept the draft Transportation and Environment Committee Work
Plan for the period January through June 2022.
Attachments Memorandum from Mayor and Davis
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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