Wed, Dec 3, 2025·San Jose, California·City Council

Council Agenda Review Committee Meeting Summary (Dec 3, 2025)

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They are out with other council responsibilities.

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So let's take the roll.

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See who's here.

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Candelas.

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Here.

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Duan.

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Here.

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Foley.

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Here.

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We have a quorum.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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Before we begin, I just want to remind everybody that we all,

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we expect all attending to follow the code of conduct located in the agenda.

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Failure to comply with this code of conduct and behavior which will disturb,

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disrupt, or impede the orderly conduct of the meeting may result in removal from

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the meeting. With that I will proceed to the agenda which is to review the

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council amended agenda for December 9th taking a look at that yes regular can

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session starts at 1 30 recommending counseling the evening session at 6

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o'clock moving on to a consent items starting on page 5 and continuing to

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page 9 then we have 3.3 annual comprehensive financial report then

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external auditors report and I actually handle this differently than council

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member Cohen I don't read everything we just move through the agenda 3.5 3.6 3.7

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and 3.8 for the appeals board are we doing interviews there will be interviews

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yes then 6.1 8.1 and then we convene as a successor agency with and we do have

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one ad sheet do we have any members of the public who wish to speak no public

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comment okay does a council committee members have a motion question comments

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calendar with that sheet. Okay I assume you mean the December 9th agenda not just consent. Okay good. Thank you. That's everybody then let's vote. Thank you. Motion. Moving on. Thank you. Motion carries. So we have an agenda for next meeting. Next agenda that we're reviewing is December 16th.

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consent starting on page 4 regular session at 1 30 counts closed session at

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9 30 closed session or consent up to page 13 15 up to 17 a lot of consent

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items that that this time then we have a audit for regarding the control over

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his controlled substances and with the fire department amendment to title 16

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gaming control which was delayed deferred from council meeting yesterday

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digital empowerment and broadband abandoned shopping cart pilot program

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extension extension of urgency ordinance then create two items related to

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business districts 8.1 and 8.2 and then consent for land use any public comments

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No public comment.

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Okay.

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Any motion, comment?

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I move for approval on the agenda for the 10th or 16th.

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Great.

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Thank you.

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I assume that was a second.

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All in favor?

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Okay.

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Moving right along.

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We have on the consent calendar, we have two items.

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Does anyone wish to pull anything from the consent calendar?

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No.

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I move approval.

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Second.

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Okay.

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Then let's vote

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Thank you motion carries

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next item is the historic preservation ordinance reform that we

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had a memo submitted to us and now we have the

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request for the analysis

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Lee would you like to comment about

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Your report. Yes, I would vice mayor. Thank you. So staff has given this a yellow light given

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existing direction from council on planning building code enforcement

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priorities including state mandates around housing element and general plan

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so if the council accepts that yellow light we will move this forward to

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priority settings when the council does priority setting in the new year there'll

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be a list of items that staff has yellow lit for council that can take under

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consideration to make it a priority or resource it through the budget process

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great thank you that seems like an appropriate place for it to be involved

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in the budget process.

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Is there any members of the public who wish to speak?

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Yes.

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Ben, please go ahead and make your way to the podium.

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Good afternoon, everybody.

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Hi, Ben.

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Deja Vu.

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Ben Leach, Preservation Action Council.

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I was really here just to listen to the report.

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We have to agree that this is a fairly complicated matter,

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and I think it's appropriately recognized that this is not something that should be done quickly,

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and we appreciate the acknowledgement of the amount of stakeholders and departments

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that should be involved in the conversation.

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We do want to reiterate our longstanding offer that if there are things that we can do

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independent of the city that can help move this conversation forward,

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we are open to that and are doing that and you know hope to be a partner in talking about

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the the spirit of a lot of this I think we recognize is timely and we're here to support

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that we will be recommending other stakeholders be involved and yeah so that's a bit on thank you

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great thank you back to the committee great any comments motion

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Great.

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The staff recommendation.

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Move the staff recommendation.

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Second.

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Okay, let's vote.

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That motion carries, so that will move to priority setting session.

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Next is we finished the agenda, so now we move to public forum.

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Do we have any members of the public who wish to speak?

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No public comment.

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Then we stand adjourned.

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Thank you.

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Discussion Breakdown

Procedural66%

Historic Preservation34%

Summary

Council Agenda Review Committee Meeting Summary (Dec 3, 2025)

The committee took roll, confirmed a quorum, reviewed and approved upcoming City Council agendas for December 9 and December 16, approved its own consent calendar, and discussed a request for analysis related to historic preservation ordinance reform. No public comment was offered on the agenda approvals or public forum; one speaker provided testimony on the preservation item.

Consent Calendar

Approved the committee consent calendar (2 items) with no items pulled.

Public Comments & Testimony

Ben Leach (Preservation Action Council): Stated agreement that historic preservation ordinance reform is a complicated matter that should not be done quickly; expressed appreciation that multiple stakeholders and departments should be involved. Reiterated an offer to help move the conversation forward independently of the City and expressed support for the effort’s overall spirit and timeliness.

Discussion Items

Review of amended City Council agenda for Dec. 9: Committee reviewed the structure (regular and evening sessions, consent items, financial reports, and other listed items including appeals board interviews and successor agency items) and approved the agenda.
Review of City Council agenda for Dec. 16: Committee reviewed a lengthy consent calendar and highlighted major items including an audit regarding control over controlled substances (Fire Department), an amendment to Title 16 (gaming control) that had been delayed/deferred, digital empowerment and broadband, an abandoned shopping cart pilot program extension, an extension of an urgency ordinance, and items related to business districts; the agenda was approved.
Historic Preservation Ordinance Reform — request for analysis: Staff (Lee) reported staff provided a “yellow light” due to existing Council direction and staff priorities (including state mandates around the Housing Element and General Plan). If Council accepts the yellow light, the item will move forward to Council’s priority-setting process in the new year for potential prioritization and resourcing through the budget.

Key Outcomes

Approved the Dec. 9 City Council amended agenda (vote carried; tally not stated).
Approved the Dec. 16 City Council agenda (vote carried; tally not stated).
Approved the committee consent calendar (vote carried; tally not stated).
Historic preservation ordinance reform: Adopted the staff recommendation to advance the item to the Council’s upcoming priority-setting session (vote carried; tally not stated).
Public forum: No speakers; meeting adjourned.