Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · September 8, 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, September 8, 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 September 14, 2021 Final Agenda
21-722 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 September 21, 2021 Draft Agenda
21-723 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 August 26, 2021 - September 2, 2021. (City
21-724 Clerk)
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for August 26, 2021 - September 2,
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
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a. ROGC Retroactive Approval of the Ethiopian Flag Raising as a City Sponsored
21-728 Special Event to Expend City Funds and Authorization to Accept
Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mayor)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Ethiopian Flag Raising scheduled on
September 1-8, 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 September 21, 2021 Council Agenda for
action.
Attachments Memorandum from Mayor
END OF CONSENT
2. ROGC Pedestrian Safety Pilot at Monterey Rd. and Curtner Ave. (Esparza)
21-720
Recommendation: 1. Direct the City Manager to allocate resources for a dedicated
homeless outreach effort to the encampments near the intersection
of Monterey and Curtner, including coordinating with Destination:
Home’s Lived Experience Advisory Board and County’s
Community Mobile Response Program.
2. Direct Staff to explore physical barriers on the medians and along
the sidewalks at Curtner and Monterey, and other high fatality
intersections, to deter pedestrians from crossing outside the
designated crosswalks.
3. Direct Staff to pilot recording video cameras at Monterey and
Curtner, which will record the intersection in a manner consistent
with our current Privacy Policy, including timelimited recording
retention as appropriate, and report back to the Transportation and
Environment Committee with a report on the pilot program to assess
effectiveness.
4. Direct Staff to explore the use of American Rescue Plan or
federal infrastructure funding for these efforts.
[Deferred from 9/1/2021 - Item G.2 (ROGC 21-713)]
Attachments Memorandum from Esparza
Early Consideration Response Form
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3. ROGC City of San José and Santa Clara Valley Water Efforts Toward
21-717 Purified Water Project. (Jones, Cohen, and Jimenez)
Recommendation: 1. Coordinate with the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley
Water) to immediately select a mutually agreed upon subject matter
expert to facilitate negotiation meetings between the City of San José
and Valley Water.
2. Both parties are to enter the first negotiation meeting with a clear,
concise, and detailed term sheet which would clarify negotiation
outcomes for January 2022.
3. Accept a written letter from Valley Water indicating Valley
Water’s commitment to pay for City support services for an amount
adequate to fund all costs incurred by the City to support negotiation
of new agreements including legal services and a facilitator; and
authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Master
Agreement for Valley Water’s payment for City services required to
support negotiations related to the purified water project consistent
with the City Council’s direction from April 13, 2021.
4. Continue to hold check-in meetings, as needed, comprised of
elected officials and/or representatives from the San José City
Council and Valley Water Board of Directors.
5. Provide verbal reports of progress from San José City staff to the
Transportation & Environment Committee and Treatment Plant
Advisory Committee.
6. Place this item on the September 14, 2021 Council Agenda for
action.
[Deferred from 9/1/2021 - Item G.3 (ROGC 21-714)]
Attachments Memorandum from Jones, Cohen, and Jimenez
Early Consideration Response Form
4. ROGC Monthly Report of Activities for August 2021. (City Auditor)
21-726
Recommendation: Approve the Auditor's Office Monthly Report of Activities for the
month of August 2021.
Attachments Memorandum
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5. ROGC Seamless Transit Principles. (Peralez)
21-727
Recommendation: Agendize for the September 14, 2021 City Council meeting
consideration of adopting a resolution supporting the Seamless
Transit Principles.
Attachments Memorandum from Peralez
6. ROGC City Manager Appointment and Compensation. (Mayor)
21-730
Recommendation: 1. Adopt a resolution appointing Ms. Jennifer Maguire as City
Manager, effective August 24, 2021, as outlined in the September 3,
2021 letter from Mayor Liccardo (attached).
2. Place the item on the September 14, 2021 Council meeting for
action.
Attachments Memorandum from Mayor
Letter from Mayor - 09/03/2021
Memorandum - 06/29/2021
H. Review of additions to Council Committee Agendas/Workplans
1. Community and Economic Development Committee
a. ROGC Update to the August 2021 - June 2022 Community and Economic
21-729 Development Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
Recommendation: Approve the following addition to the Community and Economic
Development Committee Work Plan for September 27, 2021 meeting
as indicated below.
Team San José Annual Report on Activities and Semi-Annual
Performance Measures Update. (Economic Development and Cultural
Affairs)
Attachments Memorandum
2. Neighborhood Services and Education Committee
3. Transportation and Environment Committee
4. Public Safety, Finance and Strategic Support Committee
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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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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.
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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
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