Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · April 13, 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, April 13, 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, 80363, 80400 and 80445, 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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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review April 19, 2022 Final Agenda
22-150 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 April 26, 2022 Draft Agenda
22-151 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.
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B. Consent Calendar
1. ROGC The Public Record for March 30 - April 7, 2022. (City Clerk)
22-152
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for March 30 - April 7, 2022.
Attachments The Public Record
2. ROGC Monthly Report of Activities for March 2022. (City Auditor)
22-153
Recommendation: Approve the Auditor’s Office Monthly Report of Activities for the
month of March 2022.
Attachments Memorandum
3. ROGC Approval of Earth Day Tree Planting Event Sponsored by Council
22-154 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. Approve the Earth Day Tree Planting Event scheduled on April 22,
2022 as a City Council sponsored Special Event, approve the
expenditure of funds, and approve the purchase of gift cards to be
intended as prizes.
2. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses
or community groups to support the event.
3. Place the item on the April 19, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Cohen
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4. ROGC Approval of City Hall Free Use on Saturday, April 30, 2022, and the
22-155 Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag Raising From April 29 - May 5,
2022 for the Black April Commemoration 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. Adopt a resolution authorizing "Free Use" for events and activities
held at City Hall on April 30, 2022 for the Black April Commemoration
Event co-hosted by the Council District 3 Office and the Vietnamese
American Roundtable.
2. Approve the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag to be raised at
City Hall scheduled on April 29 - May 5, 2022 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 April 19, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Peralez
5. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Comanche Blossom Valley Neighborhood
22-156 Association Neighbor Day Event Sponsored by Council District 10 as a
City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and
Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mahan)
Recommendation: 1. Retroactively approve the Comanche Blossom Valley Neighborhood
Association Neighbor Day dumpster event scheduled on March 10,
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 April 19, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Mahan
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6. ROGC Approval of District 5 Earth Day Litter Pickup Event Sponsored by
22-157 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. Approve the District 5 Earth Day Litter Pickup Event scheduled on
April 23, 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 April 19, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
7. ROGC Update the January - June 2022 Community and Economic
22-158 Development Committee Work Plan. (Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement)
Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the January – June 2022 Community and
Economic Development Committee Work Plan to drop the following
item from the April 25, 2022 meeting:
Signature Project Requirements. (Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement)
Attachments Memorandum
8. ROGC Update the January - June 2022 Transportation and Environment
22-159 Committee Work Plan. (Environmental Services)
Recommendation: Approve an amendment to the January - June 2022 Transportation and
Environment Committee Work Plan to drop the following item from the
May 2, 2022 meeting:
Residential Garbage and Recycling Rates Report (Environmental
Services)
Attachments Memorandum
END OF CONSENT
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
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1. ROGC Addressing Rising Crime and Expanding Treatment for Arrestees in San
22-160 José. (Mayor, Carrasco, and Mahan)
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Recommendation: Direct the City Manager to participate in meetings with the Mayor’s
Office, SJPD, and key decision makers with other agencies to establish
an approach for addressing the public safety challenges posed by high
rates of recidivism and methamphetamine addiction among pretrial
releases of arrestees in Santa Clara County. Specifically, the City
Manager is directed to focus on actions that will support the following
outcomes:
1) Re-arrest Repeat Felony and Violent Offenders: Reduce rate of
arrestee reoffending in San Jose neighborhoods after post-arrest release
by:
a) Provision of data and advocacy with the Mayor’s Office to
encourage the revision pandemic-era bail and release policies to
implement a stronger presumption of detention upon re-arrest of a
defendant who has previously failed to appear on a felony charge after
release, and/or where he possesses a violent or serious offense history;
b) Work with the County, District Attorney, and the countywide
chiefs of police to discuss formation of a countywide team focused on
warrant arrests for defendants who have failed to appear in court,
prioritizing felons with violent criminal history.
2) Detain High-Risk Arrestees: Determine what combination of
improved training, better coordination, or supplemental non-sworn
staffing could most effectively ensure that SJPD prepares accurate bail
affidavits with supportive criminal histories, court appearance histories,
and other relevant details of prior offenses for SJPD officers to present
to County Pretrial Services upon booking, and otherwise support efforts
to secure appropriate bail or detention on high-risk arrestees engaged in
violent or serious felonies, or in illegal sales of dangerous drugs.
3) Expand Access to Detoxification and Treatment for Released
Arrestees:
a) Determine how the City and other partners-including the
County and local health plans, such as Anthem or SCFHP-can work
together to identify, construct, and operate quick-build housing or
rehabilitated motels that incorporate outpatient, on-site detoxification
and treatment of drug-involved arrestees released by the courts.
i. Submit an application by the May 31, 2022 deadline for
state funding under California’s Behavioral Health Continuum
Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) and Community Care Expansion
(CCE) with ongoing treatment and staffing funding through the
recently-federally approved Cal-AIM state program;
ii. Ensure sufficient detoxification and treatment focus on
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criminogenic stimulants, such as methamphetamine and cocaine;
b) Explore partnerships to secure state funding to pilot a
contingency management behavioral treatment program for addicted
arrestees in San José;
4) Relief for Victimized Small Businesses: Provide relief for small
retailers, grocery stores, and homeowners suffering from underreported
theft and larceny by:
a) Uploading Video Evidence: Improve the functionality of
SJPD’s recently revamped digital evidence collection system by
providing an easily identifiable, user-friendly, public-facing portal
through the existing SJPD.org website where a reporting party can
upload of store-security or home-camera video associated with an
online report or an SJPD-issued case number.
b) Crime Cameras for Small Businesses in High-Crime
Neighborhoods: Return through the budget process to discuss how to
allocate Council-approved funding and state grants for businesses
seeking to install surveillance cameras in high-crime areas.
c) Halt online fencing: Supporting federal legislation, the
INFORM for Consumers Act, and a similar state bill, SB301, to halt the
online fencing that fuels many burglaries by mandating that digital
marketplaces require vendors to fully disclose and verify their identities,
as eBay does already.
d) Theft Enforcement: Securing funding for local anti-theft
efforts announced by Governor Newsom and Attorney General Bonta
in November 2021 to support:
• Deploying Community Service Officers or other non-sworn
staff to draft warrant applications for the arrest of high-frequency repeat
thieves (e.g., those readily identified through store cameras)
• Partnerships with retailers to use decoy technology (e.g.,
embedded “AirTags” in displayed merchandise) for theft detection;
or
• Other strategies crafted by SJPD in partnership with
community stakeholders to address retail theft afflicting small business
owners
5) Improve Accountability and Inform Policy: Work with other local
agencies to collect and present data for the public, our local Assembly
and State legislative delegation, the judiciary, and other local
policymakers relating to the effect of elevated rates of pretrial releases
on public safety, including but not limited to:
a) Release outcomes: including the rates of recidivism of
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defendants on pretrial release, distinguishing between those ordered to
wear electronic monitoring (EM) devices from non-EM defendants;
b) Public costs of re-arrest, including:
• The cost to the City taxpayers for SJPD officers’ travel to
other counties and states to arrest defendants for extradition where
those individuals have fled upon release from bail;
• Cases in which SJPD has declined to engage in extradition
due to resource constraints;
• The cost to City and County taxpayers of re-arrest within
Santa Clara County of individuals released prior to trial who have
reoffended or failed to appear.
Attachments Memorandum from Mayor, Carrasco, and Mahan
Early Consideration Response Form
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.
E. Adjournment
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