San José Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting - January 14, 2026
San José Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting - January 14, 2026
The Rules and Open Government Committee met on January 14, 2026, at 2:00 PM. The meeting included roll call (quorum present with 4 members), first review of the January 27 agenda, approval of the consent calendar, and one public comment during open forum. The committee approved the agenda with an ad sheet and directed staff to set a time certain for item 8.6 (mobile home rent ordinance) at the next rules meeting.
Consent Calendar
- The committee approved the consent calendar (4 items) by a vote of 4-0 with no public comment.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Ryan, a member of the public, spoke during open forum. He proposed establishing a city-recognized day or ceremony to acknowledge victims of all crimes, from theft to violent crime, stating that victims lose their sense of safety and that existing events like Summer Night Out do not cover this. He noted he had previously raised the issue and sent emails. No committee response or action was taken on this proposal.
Discussion Items
- January 27 Agenda Review: The committee reviewed the draft agenda for January 27, 2026. Notable items include: consent calendar (pages 5-9), Section 3 (annual report on city services), and Section 8 items: update on SB 798 implementation, downtown residential incentive program (commercial to residential conversion), extension of multifamily housing incentive, amendment to inclusionary housing ordinance, soft story seismic retrofit pilot program, and amendment to mobile home rent ordinance (Item 8.6). No land use items. The committee discussed conflicting requests regarding the timing of Item 8.6 (some wanted it immediately after consent, another requested 6 PM). Members agreed to confer with constituents and set a time certain at the next rules meeting.
- The committee approved the agenda as amended by the ad sheet, with the note on Item 8.6 scheduling, by a vote of 4-0.
Key Outcomes
- Approved the January 27 agenda (with ad sheet) by a 4-0 vote, pending final scheduling of Item 8.6 at the next rules meeting.
- Approved the consent calendar (4 items) by a 4-0 vote.
- Directed staff to report back at the next rules meeting (January 21, 2026) with a recommendation for a time certain for Item 8.6 (mobile home rent ordinance amendment).
- Meeting adjourned at 2:05 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. It's 2 o'clock, so we're going to call the January 14th meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee to order. Let's start with roll call, please. Candelas. Absent. Duan. Here. Foley. Here. Kameh. Here. Cohen. Here. We have a quorum. Okay. We don't have a meeting next Tuesday, the 20th, So we're going to do our first review of the agenda for January 27th, which has a 9.30 closed session, 1.30 regular session, and recommended cancellation of the evening session. Consent starts on page 5 and continues on pages 6, 7, 8, and 9. section 3 we have our annual report on city services in section 8 we have a number of items one is our update of our implementation of senate bill 79 8.2 is a downtown residential incentive program for commercial to residential conversion 8.3 is extension of the multifamily housing incentive. 8.4 is an amendment to the inclusionary housing ordinance. 8.5 is a soft story seismic retrofit pilot program. And 8.6 is an amendment to the mobile home rent ordinance. And no land use items, so we'll go to public comment first. No public comment. Okay, so back to the committee, and we do have an ad sheet, but first I'll entertain questions or comments. I have a question. Go ahead. There's been some requests regarding 8.6, the mobile home ordinance, that we move it towards the front of the agenda immediately following consent. Yes, that's the request that I had received from many of the mobile home folks in my district. We also understand that Council Member Dewan had a request to put it at 6 p.m., so we have two conflicting requests. So I think we ought to today note it as that we're planning time certain and then figure out in the next week how to reconcile those two requests and make a decision the next Wednesday's rules meeting about its actual. Well, I'll reaffirm with my mobile home residents, and then you reaffirm with yours, and then we'll come together and make the decision next week. Okay. Sounds good. Okay. Then I'll move approval of the agenda. With the ad sheet. With the ad sheet. Second. Motion and a second for approval agenda with the add sheet. And just with a note that we will be setting a time certain for 8.6 at next week's rules meeting. So all in favor, we'll vote now.
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