City of San Jose, CA

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The Rules and Open Government Committee meets each Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT - Council Agenda setting - Committee agenda setting - City Auditor work plan - All commission appointments that do not require interviews by the full Council - Ensuring accessible, responsive, transparent and accountable government

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The Community and Economic Development Committee meets on the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in rooms W118 and W119. The purpose of their meetings is to manage the growth and change of the City of San José in order to encourage a strong economy; ensure a diverse range of arts, cultural, and entertainment offerings; and create and preserve housing and healthy neighborhoods. This committee was previously named the Driving a Strong Economy Committee.

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The Public Safety, Finance, and Strategic Support Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. The purpose of these meetings is to effectively develop, manage, and safeguard the City's fiscal, physical, technological, and human resources to enable and enhance the delivery of City services and projects and to provide prevention and emergency response services for crime, fire, medical, hazardous, and disaster related situations.

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The Neighborhood Services and Education Committee meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in rooms W118 and W119. The purpose of these meetings is to serve, foster, and strengthen community by providing access to lifelong learning, opportunities to enjoy life, ensuring a diverse range of housing opportunities, and preserving healthy neighborhoods. This committee was formerly called the All Children Achieve Committee.

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The Transportation and Environment Committee meets the first Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in rooms W118 and W119. The purpose of this committee's meetings is to provide the community with safe, secure, and efficient surface and air transportation systems that support San José's livability and economic vitality and to provide environmental leadership through policy development, program design, and reliable utility services and infrastructure.

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En Movimiento: A Transportation Plan for East San José is a community-driven effort. The goal is to improve infrastructure and increase safety, so walking, biking, and using public transit are safer and easier in East San José.

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The Downtown Parking Board: - Is comprised of seven members, each serving a four year term. - Serves as a public forum for the discussion of downtown parking issues. - We review, evaluate, and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the City's downtown parking programs, the health and financial stability of the parking fund, and the use of parking revenues. - We also review and make recommendations on downtown parking needs; including the expansion, addition or improvement of parking facilities, programs and parking operations. - The City Council is the final decision making body of the City, and the board acts on all matters referred to it by the council. The Downtown Parking Board mission statement is to "create and maintain a downtown public parking system that provides available and accessible parking." MEETINGS - Board members spend approximately five hours per quarter preparing for and attending meetings. - Effective June 2019, the board meets on the first Wednesday of September, November, March and June, at 10:00 a.m., unless otherwise posted on this web-page. - If necessary, the board may also meet in December and/or June. Board website: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/transportation/parking/downtown-parking-board

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The Mission Statement of this committee is to achieve the strategic goals of San José's Smart City Vision by advancing innovation projects at scale, demonstration/pilot projects, and strategy and policy initiatives that deliver community benefit, optimize resources, improve service delivery, and build capacity for future success. Meetings will be held the 1st Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.

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The COVID-19 Recovery Task Force, is an important part of the City’s Community and Economic Recovery strategy This Task Force, which will be convened for no more than a year, will be an opportunity for the City to engage with and learn from the people and communities who have been most impacted by the pandemic. Recovery is not for the City to do alone, rather this work must be done with the whole community, for the benefit of those most burdened by the crisis, guided by their wisdom, tapping into their potential, and building on their deep enduring strength. Approved by the City Council in September 2021, the COVID-19 Recovery Task Force is composed of 55 members and will meet monthly, with meetings open to the public and interpretation offered in Spanish and Vietnamese. Please visit www.sanjoseca.gov/covid19recovery for more information.

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In June 2020, the City Council directed the Administration to establish a process that broadly engages our community on what the future of policing should look like in San José. The City Council directed that this process evaluate and recommend new ways in which the Police Department intervenes with social issues and reduces social conflicts that are noncriminal in nature, as well as return with recommended initiatives or practices to help improve community/police relations and opportunities for taking ongoing community feedback.

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The Charter Review Commission was established to examine the City’s governance structure and solicit community input on strong mayor and other potential charter reforms to improve and update the City’s governance structure including but not limited to evaluating if the mayoral seat should be transitioned to the presidential cycle; evaluate transition of the election cycle for Council Districts; and consider additional measures and potential charter amendments, as needed, that will improve accountability, representation, and inclusion at San José City Hall.

Pursuant to the City Charter section 403, the Council shall appoint an Advisory Commission whose purpose shall be to study and make appropriate recommendations with respect to such redistricting. This Advisory Commission shall consist of one (1) member from each District, who shall be appointed by the Council member from that District, and a Chairperson chosen from the City at large, who shall be appointed by the Mayor. The membership of the Commission shall be representative of the ethnic make-up of the City at large, to the extent practicable. The Advisory Commission shall conduct at least three public hearings, at various locations in the City, concerning its recommendations regarding District boundaries, and shall submit its report and recommendations to the Council within one hundred twenty (120) days following its appointment. The Council shall duly consider the report and recommendations of the Advisory Commission and in adopting any redistricting ordinance. However, the Council is required to adopt an ordinance within the period of time required under this Section even if the Advisory Commission fails to provide recommendations or reports as specified in this Section. Except as provided herein above, such Districts shall be used for all elections of members of the Council, including their recall, and for filling any vacancy in the office of member of the Council, subsequent to the effective date of such ordinance and until new Districts are established. Any territory which is annexed to or consolidated with the City but not included within a District shall, prior to or concurrently with completion of the proceedings therefore, be added to an adjacent District or Districts by the Council by ordinance, which shall become effective at the expiration of thirty (30) days after adoption and shall apply to all elections held on and after its effective date. Any ordinance adopted by the Council and establishing, changing, or altering the boundaries of any District shall describe the new boundaries by reference to a map on file in the office of the City Clerk and/or by a metes-and-bounds description. In any redistricting, the Council shall make the Districts as nearly equal in population as may be practicable, and may, in establishing the boundaries of the Districts, give consideration to (a) natural boundaries, street lines and/or City boundaries; (b) geography; (c) cohesiveness, contiguity, integrity and compactness of territory; and (d) community of interests within each District. Upon any redistricting pursuant to the provisions of this Charter, each incumbent member of the Council will continue, during the remainder of the member’s term, to hold office and to represent the District by which the member was elected prior to such redistricting, notwithstanding any provision of Section 404 requiring a member to be a resident of the District represented by such member.

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The City of San José and the greater Bay Area region have the unique opportunity to build an internationally prominent transportation center and to develop a superb destination within the area around the Diridon Station.  A comprehensive community engagement effort is underway to share information and gather community input on a range of topics related to the potential development.   The Station Area Advisory Group ("SAAG") is an important component of this community engagement effort. Approved by the City Council in February 2018, the SAAG is composed of 38 volunteers representing stakeholder groups, including neighborhood groups, business groups, and community-serving organizations. The SAAG meets approximately once per month at City Hall to discuss development in the Diridon Station Area. In 2018, the SAAG will focus on the potential Google development. Please visit www.diridonsj.org for more information.

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