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

Agenda

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8. City Council (City Clerk)
9. Review Final Agenda
10. ROGC 26-153 Review April 21, 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
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    Review Draft 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 April 2, 2026 - April 9, 2026. (City Clerk)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    Receive and file the Public Record for April 2, 2026 - April 9, 2026.

16. 2. VEBA Advisory Committee Appointments. (Human Resources)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    (a) Approve the appointment of Edgar “David” Parker, nominated by the Federated unions, to the Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Advisory Committee for a four-year term, beginning June 1, 2026 and ending on May 31, 2030. (b) Approve the appointment of Nicholas Rovetto, nominated by the Federated unions, to the VEBA Advisory Committee for a four-year term, beginning June 1, 2026 and ending on May 31, 2030. (c) Place the item on the April 21, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

17. 3. Approval of the Eritrean Flag Raising Sponsored by Council District 6 as a City Council Sponsored Special Event to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Event. (Mulcahy)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    1. Approve the Eritrean Flag Raising Event scheduled on May 22, 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 April 21, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

18. 4. Request to Travel. (Candelas)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    1. Authorize travel, accept travel payments to the City of San José, and designate Councilmember Domingo Candelas as the City representative to attend the Cal Cities City Leaders Summit and Board Meeting in Sacramento, CA from April 22-25, 2026. 2. Place the item on the April 21, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

19. 5. Retroactive Approval of Various Events Sponsored by Council District 8 as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events. (Candelas)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    1. Retroactively Approve the Overfelt High School Making Seasons Bright event scheduled on December 13, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 2. Retroactively Approve the Vovinam Toy Drive scheduled on December 20, 2025 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 3. Retroactively Approve the Brigadoon Neighborhood Association Meeting scheduled on January 29, 2026 and March 5, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 4. Retroactively Approve the TREBA Tet Festival scheduled on February 14, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 5. Retroactively Approve the Budget Breakfast event scheduled on February 21, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 6. Retroactively Approve the Welch Park Spring Egg Hunt scheduled on March 28, 2026 as a City Council sponsored Special Event and approve the expenditure of funds. 7. Approve and accept donations from various individuals, businesses or community groups to support the events. 8. Place the item on the April 21, 2026 City Council Agenda for action.

20. END OF CONSENT
21. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
22. 1. Alternative Financing for Affordable Housing. (Mahan, Campos, Tordillos, Cohen, and Ortiz)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    Direct the City Manager to: 1. Return to City Council by August 2026 with policy recommendations for Alternative Financing for Affordable Housing Production based on the March 11, 2026, Information Memorandum from the Housing Department, including additional analysis of: a. The range and mix of affordability levels that the public-private partnerships contemplated in the memo may support, including the feasibility of reaching Very Low-Income affordability levels (30% - 50% AMI), as referenced in the memorandum from Councilmember Ortiz dated January 27, 2026; b. The “trade-offs” between total number of units and depth of affordability for the existing City approach to affordable housing production with each of the policy options in the information memo; and c. How these policies may benefit or impact the existing pipeline of affordable and market rate housing projects in San José. 2. Include as part of the report an analysis of lease-revenue financing, including but not limited to issuance of certificates of participation, for funding affordable housing.

23. 2. Request to Add a Resolution Honoring the Women and Families of the Farmworker Movement and proclaiming March 31 as Farmworkers’ Day to the City Council Meeting Agenda of April 21, 2026. (Foley, Kamei, and Campos)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals Consent

    1. Consider a Draft Resolution of the City Council of the City of San José Honoring the Women and Families of the Farmworker Movement and proclaiming March31st as Farmworkers’ Day in the City of San José; 2. Add the Draft Resolution to the City Council Agenda for its regular meeting ofApril 21, 2026; 3. Authorize the City Attorney’s Office to make such formatting and non-substantive changes and additions to the said Draft Resolution as it deems appropriate or necessary.

24. 3. Direction to Address Property Damage Impacts from Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course. (Ortiz)
    Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals

    Direct the City Manager’s Office to work in partnership with the course operator of the City-owned Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course, to develop and implement solutions that mitigate ongoing property damage and quality-of-life impacts experienced by residents in the Thunderbird Homeowners Association (HOA) and the Mayfair Neighborhood, resulting from errant golf balls. *MEMORANDUM PENDING*

25. Open Forum
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27. Adjournment
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