Joint Committee Meeting on Agenda Approval and Public Comment - September 30, 2025

Okay, it is two o'clock, and the uh joint meeting of the rules and open government committee and committee of the whole uh is here.

Uh and uh let's see here, we're going to call the roll.

Candelas here, one foley here, Camille here, cohen absent.

We have a quorum.

Thank you very much.

Uh we are at uh September 30th agenda, and there is an ad sheet.

Let's see if I could do this.

Let's see here.

So we have ceremonial items on page four, consent calendar starting on page four, going to five, six, seven, ending on page eight.

No, no, it's continuing on to nine, ten, ending on page eleven, and we have strategic support starting on page eleven.

Uh we don't have any public safety services, no transportation, no environment, nothing.

We have um economic development on page 13 and 14 ending on page 15.

Uh, and there's no land use consent items.

Uh we do have uh land use items on page 16 and 17, and we uh I forgot to say we start 9 30 and regular meeting at 1 30.

And we do have an ad sheet.

Any public comment?

No public comment.

Okay, back to the committee.

Second, thank you.

There's a motion and a second.

Seeing no other questions, let's uh vote.

That motion passes.

Thank you very much.

Uh moving on to our agenda for October 7th.

We have uh morning session at um closed session at 9 30 and regular session at 1 30.

Uh Pledge of Allegiance, orders of the day, invocation, page three, uh ceremonial items on page four and consent starting on page four, going on to page five, page six, ending on page seven.

We have strategic support, board affair, campaign and political practices interviews on page seven, uh, and we have uh master agreement to provide consulting services proceeded by planning activities on page eight.

There's no public safety, no public transportation, no transportation, environmental or anything else.

Uh we have uh economic development, community economic development on page nine, uh actions related to East Santa Clara Senior Affordable Housing, uh land use, uh no uh land use items on page nine, and that is it, no public comment form of approval of the 10-7 agenda.

And there was no public comment, no public comment.

Thank you very much.

Let's vote.

Okay.

Motion passes.

Thank you very much.

Uh moving on to our consent calendar.

We have item one, public records.

We have item two, travel requests and excuse absences, item three, retroactive approvals of dumpster day, uh retroactive approval of free use of City Hall, and we have retroactive approval of uh Mexican Independence Day and Grito event.

Are there any questions on that?

Is there any comment?

Yes, we have Brian.

Please go ahead and make your way to the podium.

Please excuse me if this isn't the right form to ask it, but I was wondering how do we, as um the public request an item be placed on the agenda if somebody could help you with that or just point me in the right direction.

Thank you.

Back to the committee.

Second.

Okay, um let's vote.

That motion passes.

Thank you very much.

Um and then now we have uh um open forum.

Brian, go ahead and make your way to the podium.

Yesterday I came at open forum and discussed uh crime and how it affected uh three people who were murdered and a gentleman and two gentlemen who had their smash and grab somebody drove their car and stole from their jewelry store.

And so I thought instead of just being frustrated because to be frank, I was speaking and a lot of people did not seem to be paying attention, and I found that pretty frustrating.

And so I apologize if I came across this route.

I that is something I really don't tolerate in myself.

I don't like being rude to people.

It means a lot to me that I show people respect, and I don't know what folks, what you folks go through, and so it's not I can't walk on your shoes.

Um I know I would do a terrible job if I ran for city council, so I'm glad that you're working on it.

But um I have some I had a speech, but I don't really I think it's important because the average crime, there's cost, you know, there for the average uh burglary is $2,600 for the average uh um assault or something like that, it's above $19,000.

That doesn't matter.

It's the loss of community, the sense of fear, and I'd like to propose maybe because we just forget about it until the next tragedy.

We really do.

I mean, and maybe you have to to some degree, having an uh there's a national day, uh a national week for uh crime victims someday in San Jose.

San Jose seems to recognize a lot of special groups, a crime victims special day, and maybe a quarterly meeting committee where people could meet and discuss.

I put some ideas down here, I'm gonna give them to them.

I do really appreciate what you folks do.

It's not an easy job, and I thank you for letting me speak.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your comments.

Back to the committee.

Thanks.

And with that, we're adjourned at 2.06.