Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole

Agenda

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9. Review Final Agenda
10. ROGC 25-371 Review December 9, 2025 Final Agenda. 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)
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13. 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.
14. Consent Calendar
15. 1. The Public Record for November 13, 2025 - November 20, 2025. (City Clerk)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    Receive and file the Public Record for November 13, 2025 - November 20, 2025.

16. 2. Update to the August-December 2025 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan. (City Manager)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    Approve an amendment to the August-December 2025 Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Work Plan to add a Joint Special Meeting of the City of San José Neighborhood Services and Education Committee and the County of Santa Clara Children, Seniors and Families Committee on Children and Youth Services Master Plan, Latino Health Assessment, and gun violence prevention coordination on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers. December 10, 2025 (10:00 A.M.) SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSÉ NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE AND COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA CHILDREN, SENIORS AND FAMILIES COMMITTEE Children and Youth Services Master Plan, Latino Health Assessment, and Gun Violence Prevention Coordination. Purpose: Receive a status report on coordination between the City of San José and County of Santa Clara on the City of San José’s Children and Youth Services Master Plan and the County of Santa Clara’s Latino Health Assessment and gun violence prevention efforts. (Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services)

17. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
18. 1. Historic Preservation Ordinance Reform. (Mahan, Foley, Tordillos, Mulcahy, and Cohen)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    1. Direct the City Manager to return to City Council by March 2026 with options and analysis for the following: a) Establish an enhanced outreach program for property owners of properties on the Historic Resources Inventory to inform them of relevant historic preservation regulations, including the San José Historic Preservation Ordinance. b) Establish an amnesty program for unpermitted construction on structures in the historic resources inventory that do not create health and safety hazards. c) Provide a legal framework for certain structures on the historic inventory to be demolished or removed from the inventory where substandard structures exist and/or where the historic features of the structure are no longer evident. d) Modernize historic preservation regulations to allow for installation of windows and other building elements that support the City’s climate, wildfire, safety, and energy efficiency goals. 2. Conduct analysis on the above in consultation with stakeholders including the Developers Roundtable, the Japantown Community Congress, and the Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PacSJ). [Referred from 11/19/2025 - Item C.1 (ROGC 25-370)]

19. Open Forum
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21. Adjournment
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