Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · February 16, 2022
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, Assistant City Manager
Toni Taber, City Clerk
Nora Frimann, City Attorney
Gloria Schmanek, City Manager's Office
Nasrine Lakabi, District 1 Council Office
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 2:00 PM Virtual Meeting -
https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/91241177464
* COVID-19 NOTICE *
Consistent with AB 361 and City of San Jose Resolution Nos. 79485, 80237, 80266, 80290, 80323,
80343 and 80363, the 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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2) https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting, or
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1) By email to city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov by 9:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
How to provide spoken Public Comment during the Committee Meeting:
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review February 22, 2022 Final Agenda- Cancelled.
22-065
2. Review Draft Agenda
ROGC Review March 1, 2022 Draft Agenda
22-066 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
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
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1. ROGC The Public Record for February 3 - February 10, 2022. (City Clerk)
22-067
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for February 3 - February 10, 2022.
Attachments The Public Record
2. ROGC Approval of District 10 SAP Grant for Almaden Valley Women's Club.
22-064 (Mahan)
Recommendation: Approve a request to agendize for City Council deliberation on March
1, 2022, a $5,000 SAP grant from Council District 10 to support the
efforts of the Almaden Valley Women’s Club to provide recreational
and cultural opportunities to the community.
Attachments Memorandum from Mahan
3. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Ruskin Dumpster Day Sponsored by Council
22-068 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 Ruskin Dumpster Day scheduled on
February 26, 2022 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 1, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Cohen
END OF CONSENT
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
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1. ROGC Nitrous Oxide Ordinance. (Davis)
22-063
Recommendation: 1. Direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance banning the sale of
nitrous oxide products in vape and smoke shops.
a. Direct Staff to define “vape and smoke shops” and identify
nitrous oxide products that will be banned at these retailers.
b. Direct Staff to create a timeline for vape and smoke shops to
cease nitrous oxide product sales.
c. Work with SJPD and code enforcement to create a work plan to
audit nitrous oxide product sales at vape and smoke shops.
d. Direct Staff to explore fines and/or retail license suspension for
vape and smoke shops that continue the sale of nitrous oxide after the
ordinance goes into effect.
2. Require retailers who sell nitrous oxide products to display substance
abuse resources.
3. Add this issue to our city’s legislative priorities list to advocate for
state legislation that prioritizes banning nitrous oxide product sales at
vape and smoke shops.
[Continued from 2/9/2022 - Item G.4 (ROGC 22-056)]
Attachments Memorandum from Davis
Early Consideration Response Form
Letters from the Public
Letters from the Public 2
2. ROGC COVID Testing. (Peralez)
22-069
Recommendation: Transition from our City’s vaccine and booster mandate policy to a
mandatory testing policy; requiring all City employees to be tested
regularly while exempting those who have provided or will be providing
certification of vaccination status including booster shots.
Attachments Memorandum from Peralez
Letter from the Public
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 City Council.
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E. 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.
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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
available to the legislative body.
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