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

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 2:00 PM AM · Council Chambers

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Agenda

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  8. City Council (City Clerk)
  9. Review Final Agenda
  10. ROGC 26-043 Review February 10, 2026 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)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent
  11. Review Draft Agenda
  12. ROGC 26-044 Review February 17, 2026 Draft Agenda. - Cancelled
    Review Final Agenda
  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 January 22, 2026 - January 29, 2026. (City Clerk)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    Receive and file the Public Record for January 22, 2026 - January 29, 2026.

  16. 2. Retroactive Approval of the SJ26 and Bay Area Host Committee Flag Raising Sponsored by the Office Of Mayor Matt Mahan as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mayor)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    1. Retroactively approve the SJ26 and Bay Area Host Committee Flag Raising scheduled on February 3, 2026 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 February 10, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

  17. END OF CONSENT
  18. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
  19. 1. Exploration of a Scaled Development Fee Framework and Deferred Development Impact Fees. (Ortiz, Cohen, Mulcahy, and Casey)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    Direct the City Manager to: 1. Evaluate and return to Council with options for a scaled development fee framework that aligns development fees with project characteristics such as size, affordability, public benefit, and location; 2. Develop a deferred Development Impact Fee (DIF), Public Works Offsite Fee, and other eligible project-related fee payment programs that allow projects to remit these fees at Certificate of Occupancy instead of at earlier entitlement or permitting stages; and 3. Explore aligning the City's Notice of Funding Availability cycle with the State's Business Cycle including but not limited to providing preliminary letters of commitment at time of application for funding that are subject to final Council approval. [Referred from 1/21/26 - Item C.1 (ROGC 26-028)]

  20. 2. Support and Collaboration on AB 1633 (Private Detention Facility Tax Law). (Ortiz, Campos, Candelas, Cohen)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    RECOMMENDATION LANGUAGE AND MEMORANDUM ARE PENDING.

  21. Open Forum
  22. 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 Committee.
  23. Adjournment
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