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City of San José, California
Joint meeting of Rules and Open Government / Committee of the Whole, January 11, 2023
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A
B
B
B
B
B
So
we'll
get
started
with
today's
meeting.
Welcome
to
the
first
rules
and
open
government
committee,
meeting
of
2023.
is
councilmember
Jimenez
online.
B
He
will
be
here
so
we'll
just
we'll
just
move
forward
with
with
the
agenda.
Then
we
don't
have
to
take
roles
since
we're
all
here.
We
don't
have
a
meeting
next
week,
so
we
won't
be
reviewing
an
agenda
for
the
17th.
So
the
first
item
is
to
review
the
draft
agenda
for
January
24th.
B
B
What
page
is
that
H5,
okay
and
then
we
have
the
ceremonial
items
and
orders
of
the
day
consent
pages.
B
B
We
have
drought
relief,
grant
program
to
accept
a
grant.
We
have
an
item
on
a
franchise
agreement
for
material
construction,
demolition,
section,
7,
Neighborhood,
Services,
mayor's
gang
prevention
task
force;
oh
that's
being
deferred,
so
I
think
there's
nothing
in
any
of
the
other
items.
So
that's
that's
the
entire
agenda
for
the
24th,
we'll
go
to
public
comment.
C
D
B
C
B
F
A
biannual
ethics
review
is
required
from
the
mayor.
This
one
was
rather
late,
but
December
31st,
but
Council
has
or
rules
has
the
authority
to
either
move
it
forward
to
council
for
consideration
or
not.
So
that's
where
we
are.
B
Okay
and
as
there's
an
item
in
here
about
reviewing
Brown
act-
and
you
know-
I
know
that
Nora
and
I
have
had
a
lot
of
conversations
about
this,
so
I
think
it's
appropriate
that
we
do
that
review.
Have
that
conversation
about
how
the
brown
acts
groups
are
formulated
and
continue
on
over
time?
B
B
With
one
one,
oh
yeah,
let's
skip
ahead
to
item
three
since
councilmember
Jimenez
is
on
his
way.
This
is
a
memo
from
councilmember
Davis,
we'll
let
her
start
is.
G
I
Go
ahead,
thank
you.
My
name
is
Kay
gutnik
I
actually
live
in
this
neighborhood
and
I.
Am
the
co-author
of
a
recently
published
book
on
its
history
architecture
and
preservation?
I
I
want
to
give
you
a
little
background.
The
neighbor
is
actually
located
on
what
was
originally
a
Mexican
land
grant
bounded
by
that
Alameda
on
its
western
and
southern
borders,
and
in
1850
the
Rancho
was
subdivided
into
large
agricultural
Estates
that
were
occupied
by
families
Desiring
to
live
in
a
rural
setting
outside
the
city,
but
along
a
main
transportation
Corridor,
that
is
the
Alameda.
I
But
after
the
railroad
arrived
in
San
Jose
in
the
1860s
and
Industry
and
population
started
to
Boom
these
large
Estates,
and
also
there
were
many
others
along
the
Alameda
that
were
further
divided
into
smaller
residential
lots
to
accommodate
higher
density
housing
sound
familiar
anyway,
while
a
number
of
these
railroad
related
subdivisions
remain
along.
The
Alameda
few
have
the
high
level
of
architectural
Integrity
contained
in
the
Sheely
Alameda
Park
neighborhood.
I
So
I
am
just
really
thrilled
at
this
opportunity
for
the
rules
committee
to
consider
putting
this
on
council's
agenda,
because
I
believe
that
the
neighborhood
is
worthy
of
preservation.
It's
an
example
of
a
time
in
the
development
and
expansion
of
the
city
of
San,
Jose
and
I
hope
that
the
committee
will
agendize
its
domination
for
designation
as
a
city,
Landmark
historic
district.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
chair
I,
first
want
to
thank
Kay
and
her
co-author
Christa
vanlan
for
leading
the
charge
on
this
effort.
As
Kay
mentioned,
they
authored
a
book
about
the
history
of
the
Chile
subdivision
and
Alameda
Park
and
I
invite
all
of
you
to
check
it
out.
I
have
one
of
those
books
in
my
office.
If
you
would
like
to
borrow
it,
you
are
welcome
too
the
effort
to
establish
shealy
and
Alameda
Park
as
a
Historic.
Landmark
district
is
truly
Community
Driven,
as
you
heard
from
Kay.
H
The
residents
of
that
neighborhood
have
been
trying
to
obtain
this
distinction
since
2004,
so
we're
getting
close
to
two
decades.
At
this
point
and
I
think
it's
time
we
make
it
a
reality.
I
have
a
lot
more
to
talk
about.
If
anybody
has
any
questions
about
this,
this
neighborhood,
but
I
think
that
we
owe
it
to
Future
generations
to
preserve
our
history
and
allow
the
story
of
our
city
to
be
told,
as
this
neighborhood
is
a
very
important
piece
of
that
history,
so
I
would
move
approval.
C
B
All
right
that
item
passes
four
zero.
Thank
you
for
joining
us,
councilor
Jimenez
I
did
I
didn't
mean
it
that
way.
I
was
like.
Now
we
have
four
votes,
but
there
you
go
now
we're
now
we're
up
to
item
C2.
This
is
a
memo
that
you
submitted,
so
you
want
to
introduce
it
first
or
go
to
see
if
there's
any
public
comment.
First.
Okay,
any
public
comment
on
this
item.
K
Everybody
happy
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak
on
this
item
and
thank
you,
council,
member
Jimenez
I
just
want
to
say
a
couple
things
about
beautify,
San
Jose
and
they
are
wonderful.
They've
done
a
great
job
in
what
they
do.
It's
a
hard
job,
oh
I'm,
sorry
I,
think
the
hardest
job
that
they
had
was
the
cleanup
of
Columbus,
Park
and
I.
Think
it
really
affected
a
lot
of
them.
Also
affected
me.
K
You
know,
because
I
was
out
there
and
seeing
the
impact
I'm,
sorry
that
this
had
on
folks,
but
they
do
a
wonderful
job,
they're
like
a
family
and
they
work
well
together
and
I
think
maybe
having
you
know
a
joint
meeting
with
them
on
big
projects.
This
was
a
really
big
project,
as
everybody
knows
from
the
whole
Columbus
Park,
it
was
very
emotional,
especially
when
crushing
the
RVs.
K
That
was
a
very
emotional
time
for
everybody,
but
they
do
a
great
job
and
whatever
we
can
all
do
to
support
this
and
continue
this.
B
L
Yeah,
thank
you
apologize
for
being
late,
the
rain,
so
so
this
the
the
really
the
recommendation
that
we
were
putting
forward
to
the
rules
committee-
and
this
is
before
I
knew
I-
was
going
to
be
on
the
rules
committee.
So
it
just
so
happened
that
I'm
here
for
their
first
meeting
to
present.
L
This
really
is
a
just
a
direct
City
auditor
to
conduct
an
audit
of
beautiful
SJ
program,
safety,
training,
employee
support
protocols,
and
one
of
the
reasons
we
decided
to
do
that
is
is
we
were
having
discussions
with
some
of
the
beautifies
J
team
and
obviously
been
I've
been
to
some
of
the
encampments.
L
But
we
know
that
the
managing
and
evading
the
encampment
is
really
one
of
the
most
difficult
jobs
that
we
have
here
in
the
city
and
some
of
the
employees
take
on
and
really
is
a
traumatic
job
going
out
there
and
seeing
the
conditions
in
which
many
of
the
our
unhoused
communities
are
living
in.
It's
not
only
physically
dangerous
but
I
think
seeing
many
of
the
things
things
that
we
that
some
of
the
employees
see
out
there
and
the
things
they
encounter.
L
Folks
with
mental
health,
health
issues,
folks,
under
the
you
know,
utilizing
substances
that
I'm
sure
I'm
sure
we
can
just
imagine
what
what
they're
on
out
there
creates
situations
in
which,
sometimes,
quite
frankly,
in
my
mind,
puts
the
employees
of
this
city
in
the
beautifies
J
program
that
work
really
hard
and
and
some
of
these
conditions
where
they
may
be
susceptible
to
physical
altercations
or
things
of
that
nature.
And
so
really
the
the
point
of
of
this
memo
and
requesting
an
audit.
L
It
was
really
just
to
conduct
an
evaluation,
an
audit
as
to
how
the
protocol
is
in
place
and
how
we
can
better
make
certain,
as
a
city
council
as
a
city,
that
our
employees
that
were
task
tasking
to
go
out
there
and
have
some
of
these
very
difficult
interactions,
how
we're
keeping
them
safe,
and
so
with
that
I
know
and
Andrea
you're
here
and
and
I
think
there
may
be
a
change
of
direction
that
we
want
to
sort
of
take
as
it
relates
to
the
memo.
M
I
would
ask
Andrea
to
come
down
if
there's
any
additional
questions,
I
think.
But
we
were
going
to
recommend
council
member
is
within
our
human
resources
department
and
there's
individuals
in
each
department.
We
have
safety
officers
that
are
pretty
explicit
about
this
work
and
there's
several
of
us
that
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
out
in
encampments
the
last
week
as
well.
So
I
would
Echo
some
of
the
conditions
you
spoke
about,
and
these
individuals
are
very
specifically
trained
for
analyzing
this
type
of
work.
M
So
we
were
going
to
suggest
before
you
move
forward
with
an
audit
that
we
have
a
more
centralized
approach
in
human
resources
and
as
well
as
the
safety
officer
and
parks,
recreation,
Neighborhood
Services,
to
go
ahead
and
do
this
work
and
come
back.
We
would
be
happy
to
come
back
directly
to
the
rules
committee,
but
we
also
have
several
reports
coming
to
the
council
in
the
first
quarter
of
the
year
related
to
on
House
services,
as
well
as
encampment
management
and
abatement,
where
we
could
include
this
work
as
part
of
one
of
those
reports.
L
Yeah
and
so
I
ran
into
John
and
I
was
making
my
weapon
I,
wasn't
sure
if
you
were
going
to
speak
to
it,
but
I
totally
agree
with
that.
That's
fine
with
me,
I
guess
I
just
have
some
of
the
questions
I
had
was
you
you
touched
on.
Is
the
reporting
back?
How
would
that
occur
right
and
I'm
totally
open
to
bringing
it
back
tying
it
to
an
item?
When
do
you
think
that
it
may,
when
are
those
items
coming
before
us?
Do
you
think
in
just
a
few
months
or.
E
Flora
Shelton,
deputy
and
prns
I
would
need
to
just
double
check
with
Omar
passons
as
to
when
some
of
those
are
scheduled,
but
I'm
sure
we
can
come
back
work
on
a
work
plan
with
HR
and
come
back
to
you,
probably
by
the
end
of
the
first
quarter.
Okay,.
L
Is
it
possible
that,
when
we're
doing
the
analysis
that
it
may
lead
to
further
work
related
to
opening
up
some
of
the
contacts,
collective
bargaining
for
conditions-
and
things
of
that
nature
is
that?
Is
that
a
possibility
I'm
just
trying
to
think
through
sort
of
what
the
potential
outcomes
may
be
and
depending
on
what's
found
and
yeah.
E
I'm
not
going
to
speak
to
the
bargaining
efforts,
but
I
can
say
that
what
we've
already
in
addition
to
our
safety
protocols
and
our
training
plan,
given
the
nature
of
what
happened
over
the
last
six
months,
we
have
worked
very
diligently
on
the
trauma-informed
care
for
our
employees.
We've
been
working
trying
to
work
with
through
our
safety
officer
with
the
center
for
living
with
dying.
We
know,
that's
been
a
very
the
critical
incident
management
protocols
that
we
know.
E
Different
departments
have
used
we're
looking
into
doing
that
immediately
with
our
staff,
so
I
think
they
are
prepared,
and
but
it
is
emotional,
physical
work
and
so
I'm
I
think
we're
we're
addressing
it
now
and
I
think
we
can
continue
to
look
into
to
how
Community
coordinators
and
different
employees
across
the
city
are
prepared
for
these
jobs.
Okay,.
L
M
D
D
For
a
future
audit,
if,
during
the
work
that
comes
comes
to
light,
that
something
needs
to
be
looked
at
a
little
more
depth
that
needs
our
expertise,
then
we
can
do
that
later.
Okay,.
M
L
M
It
and
I,
just
I,
think
you,
you
sort
of
touched
on
a
question.
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
answered
explicitly
I
think
our
goal
would
be
to
come
forward
before
the
budget.
You
know-
maybe
maybe
not
by
the
March
message
but
before
the
budget
process
is
out
in
case
there
are
resource
things
that
you
want
to
touch
upon
or
drive
at
I
will
say
Andrea,
and
you
know,
under
her
leadership
that
team
they're
they're
constantly
looking
at
these
questions.
M
Quite
frankly,
the
conditions
change
also
from
encampment
to
encampment,
from
Creek
to
Creek,
so
there's
different
protocols
for
different
areas,
and
we
do
have
non-personal
budgets
to
to
adequately
kind
of
resource
this.
You
know
to
you
know
throughout
the
year,
but
if
there
are
larger
things
that
this
finds,
we
can
make
sure
that
you
see
that
before
the
budget
process
is
over,
which
I
think
is
what
you're
really
trying
to
drive
out.
L
Yeah
yeah
I
appreciate
that
I
I'm
in
everything
that
we
do
with
the
city
I'm
always
sort
of
dependent
on
staff,
as
the
professionals
doing
the
work
right
for
you
to
tell
us.
We
need
more
money.
We
need
X,
Y
and
Z,
and
but
certainly
the
money
is
often
a
component
of
that
so
yeah
and
to
and
also
to
the
EXT.
Well,
actually,
it's
probably
too
soon
but
I
know
there's.
Obviously
a
host
of
transition
committees
taking
place
and
one
of
them
is
on
homelessness
and
I'm,
not
sure
if
this
it
would
be
adequate
to.
L
You
know
have
whoever's
on
there
to
maybe
touch
on
this,
but
it
may
be
further
down
the
line
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
work
coming
back
so
I'm,
okay
with
it
with
the
path
but
and
I'm,
not
even
sure,
if
I'm,
not
I,
guess
I'm
unclearly.
If
you
think
we
need
to
how
we
approve
this.
Obviously,
what's
before
us
is
the
the
audit
recommendation,
but
so
I'm
willing
to
make
a
motion
I'm
just
not
like.
M
It
would
just
you
can
make
a
motion
to
move
your
item,
but
you
know
change
the
direction
for
these
questions
to
come
to
the
city
manager
instead
of
the
city
auditor
and
then
we'll
address
those
with
our
our
safety
officers
and
then,
quite
frankly,
I
you
know
it's
either
come
back
to
rules
or
come
back
through
one
of
the
existing
reports,
which
you
know
I
can't
imagine.
We
won't
I
believe
we
have
something
in
February
or
very
early
March,
but
I
think
that's
up
to
you
guys,
I
I,
don't
have
a
recommendation
on
that.
L
So
I
would
just
so
that
I'll
make
the
recommendation
to
move
the
memo
that
I
wrote,
but
essentially
refer
to.
Instead
of
the
city,
audit
referred
to
the
city
manager
and
I'll,
give
discretion
to
you
all
as
to
how
you
think
it
should
come
back
to
best
appropriately
answer
some
of
the
questions
and
some
of
the
thoughts
that
were
in
the
memo.
Second,.
C
Thank
you
and
thank
you,
council,
member
Jimenez
for
actually
bringing
this
to
light.
I
think
it's
really
an
important
issue
that
personally
I
don't
really
think
about
much,
but
in
reading
your
memo,
I
should
be
thinking
about
it,
because
it's
really
important
that
our
staff,
who
are
addressing
the
unhoused
at
these
encampments
both
have
mental
their
mental
Health,
taken
care
of
and
their
physical
health
protected
as
well,
so
their
safety,
so
I
I,
think
I.
C
I
was
happy
to
see
this
happy
to
see
it
go
to
either
the
audit
or
HR,
but
it
seems
to
me
it
might
be
quicker
to
go
through
HR
than
to
have
a
full
audit
done,
because
HR
is
all
because
you're
already
going
through
the
the
process
to
some
degree,
so
I
completely
support
the
motion.
I
am
and
council
member
cohenar
and
I
are
involved
in
the
homelessness
task
force
or
transition
team.
C
K
It's
almost
over
with
I
can't
believe
it
so
I.
No,
the
city,
council
members,
don't
get
a
lot
of
Praise
a
lot
of
the
times
but
I'm
here
to
just
thank
and
praise
two
of
the
council.
Members
and
I
want
to
thank
councilwoman
Pam
Foley
for
not
even
blinking
and
helping
the
unhoused
in
all
of
her
unhoused
in
her
District
I
called
Scott,
her
Chief
of
Staff
as
the
rains
were
coming
and
said,
can
you
help?
Can
we
go
out?
K
Can
you
get
some
blankets,
I
know
where
you
can
get
blankets,
let's
go
to
community
Saba
get
blankets.
We
got
150,
blankets
and
Scott,
and
I
have
been
going
out,
walking
the
Creeks
the
Guadalupe
and
giving
out
blankets
to
all
of
her
unhoused
folks
in
D9.
A
lot
of
them
live
by
the
creeks
and
but
some
don't
we've
gone
back
two
or
three
times
and
he's
even
gone
back
by
himself
to
check
on
folks
we've
given
out
blankets,
I've
given
out
Tarts
sleeping
bags,
socks
whatever
so
Pam.
K
Thank
you
so
much
you
really
stepped
up.
You
didn't
even
blink.
I
also
want
to
thank
council
member
Cohen.
I.
Just
came
back
from
penitencia
again
and
I
know
that
you
have
been
out
there.
Some
of
your
staff
have
you've
checked
on
people
you're,
making
sure
people
are
up
and
above
away
from
the
water,
and
you
also
and
your
staff
have
gone
over
and
above
what
you
should
be
doing.
I
just
think.
K
It's
wonderful
that
both
of
you
stepped
up
without
question
and
were
out
there
and
helping
our
unhoused
some
folks,
you
know
didn't
want
to
go
up,
but
most
of
them
have
I
gave
out
four
tenths
today
at
penitencia
and
tarps,
and
thank
you
both
from
the
bottom
of
my
heart
and
the
unhoused
were
very
happy
to
be
warm.
So
thank
you.