Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole
Regular MeetingSan Jose, CA · June 1, 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
Wednesday, June 1, 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, 80445, 80481 and 80507, the Council Committee meeting will not be physically
open to the public and the Committee Members will be teleconferencing from remote locations.
How to observe the Meeting (no public comment):
1) Cable Channel 26,
2) https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting, or
3) https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
How to submit written Public Comment:
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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1) By phone 888 475 4499. 91241177464 Click *9 to raise a hand to speak. Press *6 to unmute.
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A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
ROGC Review June 7, 2022 Final Agenda
22-247 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 June 14, 2022 Draft Agenda
22-248 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 May 19 - May 26, 2022. (City Clerk)
22-249
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for May 19 - May 26, 2022.
Attachments The Public Record
2. ROGC Approval of Seventh Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Festival
22-250 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; and Approval of District 10 Abierto Funds Grant
for Almaden Valley Women's Club as Non-Profit Partner in this Event.
(Mahan)
Recommendation: 1. Approve the Seventh Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Festival
scheduled on July 4, 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. Approve the grant of D10 Abierto funds in the amount of $44,000 to
the Almaden Valley Women’s Club to support this event.
4. Place the item on the June 7, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Mahan
3. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Mother's Day Celebration Sponsored by
22-254 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 Mother’s Day Celebration scheduled on
May 11, 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 June 7, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
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4. ROGC Retroactive Approval of Leadership Event Sponsored by Council
22-255 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 Leadership Event scheduled on May 6,
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 June 7, 2022 Council Agenda for action.
Attachments Memorandum from Carrasco
5. ROGC 2022-2023 Council Meeting Schedule and August - December 2022
22-256 Study Session Schedule. (City Manager)
Recommendation: 1. Approve the City Council Meeting Schedule for the period August
2022 - June 2023.
2. Approve the Study Session Schedule for the period August 2022 -
December 2022.
Attachments Memorandum
END OF CONSENT
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
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1. ROGC Protecting the Public from Predatory Criminal Behavior Pending
22-244 Investigations of Employee Misconduct (Mayor)
Recommendation: 1. Direct the Independent Police Auditor (IPA), within this calendar
year, to:
a. Initiate a review and report findings in public session to the City
Council concerning San Jose Police Department investigation of
misconduct amounting to predatory criminal behavior by City
employees.
b. Make recommendations regarding SJPD policies and procedures
to ensure protection of the public from such behavior. The scope of that
review shall include:
i. SJPD’s investigatory and disciplinary treatment of sexual
battery allegations regarding Officer Matthew Dominguez in May of
2021, and the decisionmaking regarding whether he would be placed on
administrative leave or reassigned pending that investigation; and
ii. The SJPD’s determination that it could not or would not
investigate two anonymous complaints- received in December of 2018
and February of 2019- against former City of San Jose Code
Enforcement Inspector William Gerry, recently sentenced to a term of
35 years of prison on sexual assault, bribery, and extortion charges; and
iii. Any other examples in which place at issue the timeliness or
responsiveness of a SJPD investigation of allegations of criminally
predatory behavior by any other City employees that could pose a risk
on the community.
c. The City Auditor and City Manager shall work in coordination
with the IPA to ensure she has access to a complete factual record that
includes any work previously performed by those offices.
d. To the extent that the City Attorney determines that the scope of
this direction exceeds the authority of the Independent Police Auditor,
the Council shall consider an independent investigation pursuant to
Section 416 of the San Jose City Charter.
2. Direct the City Manager to return to Council to describe what
citywide policies have been implemented-or will be implemented-to
address the risk of exposing the public to harmful behavior pending
investigations of City employees’ criminal conduct, such as by
establishing that credible allegations of predatory criminal conduct
constitute a clear “trigger” for mandatory leave until an investigation has
concluded.
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Attachments Memorandum from Mayor
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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