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Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting - January 28, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, January 28, 2026
BodySan Jose, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, January 28, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right.

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We're going to call today's meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee to order,

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so we'll have roll call, please.

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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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Kame?

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Here.

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Cohen?

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Here.

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We have a quorum.

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Thank you.

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Welcome to the Rules and Open Government Committee, and I want to remind everyone here in attendance

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to follow our code and conduct, which is in the agenda.

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The first item today is to review the council meeting for Tuesday, February 3rd.

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It has a 9.30 closed session and a 1.30 regular session.

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Consent starts on page 5 and continues on pages 6 and 7.

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And Section 4, we have an amendment to the gaming control ordinance.

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Section 5, actions related to the taxiway at the airport.

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Section 8, we have a few business improvement district items.

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And no land use.

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So we'll move on to public comment.

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Blair?

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All right, back to committee.

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we have Councilman Candelis. Thank you, Chair. I see the ad sheet as an attachment with regards to

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an item to be placed on the consent agenda with it's a receipt of gifts related to SJ26. So I

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just wanted to hear from staff what this item pertains to and why specifically is it being

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recommended to be placed on the consent agenda.

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Councilmember Kevin

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Fisher from the Assistant City

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Attorney. This is

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because of the number of events that

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are going to be going on over the Super Bowl

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and various things like tickets,

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tickets over $50

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would be a prohibited gift

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under our gift ordinance.

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It's really a blanket

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authorization which

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is allowed under our meaning code

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for city officials, city employees who attend these events in an official capacity

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as representatives of the city to be able to accept all the different things that could come up.

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We're not talking about tchotchkes or things like that.

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It's really tickets, anything that would be otherwise considered a gift

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and could potentially be prohibited.

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These will be reported as gifts to the city,

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and then it will be reported to the state under, I believe it's Form 801 or 802.

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Okay.

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And then, you know, I guess, you know, given that, you know,

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one of the first major events is happening next Sunday, you know, I, you know,

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it just caught my attention and jumps out at me.

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And, you know, I would move approval of the agenda for next Tuesday

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with the additional of this ad sheet.

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However, I will ask if this item could be a standalone item outside of the consent calendar

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to allow for transparency in the community, ultimately an opportunity to weigh in

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and not under the auspician of the consent calendar.

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I'm curious.

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Summary of Proceedings

Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting - January 28, 2026

The Rules and Open Government Committee convened on January 28, 2026, with a quorum present (Councilmembers Candelas, Duan, Foley, Kame, and Cohen). The committee reviewed upcoming council agendas, approved consent items, and discussed the Children's Youth Service Master Plan and Latino Health Assessment, including a workload analysis. The meeting adjourned at 2:29 PM.

Consent Calendar

  • February 3, 2026 Agenda: Approved 5-0, with an ad sheet item (receipt of gifts related to SJ26) moved to a standalone item for transparency instead of consent. The item authorizes city officials to accept tickets and other gifts exceeding $50 during Super Bowl events, to be reported to the state.
  • February 10, 2026 Agenda: Approved 5-0, including a mid-year budget review for 2025-26, a potential transit occupancy tax ballot measure, and an administrative hearing on an appeal at Story Road. Evening session recommended cancelled.
  • Consent Calendar (current meeting): Approved 5-0, comprising six items.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Larry: Spoke on the mid-year budget review, urging new economic models to avoid service cuts and rate increases, citing transportation sector challenges in California.
  • Blair Beekman: Addressed Bay-Uwasi (Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative) public oversight, criticizing federal agencies for reducing transparency. Also commented on Oakland's FLOC program and encouraged local peace initiatives.

Discussion Items

  • Children's Youth Service Master Plan and Latino Health Assessment: Councilmember Campos presented recommendations from a joint NSE and CSFC meeting (December 10, 2025). Vice Mayor Foley raised process concerns—the workload analysis had bypassed the Rules Committee's typical role. Staff clarified that standing committees cannot direct staff work; a rules resolution memorandum will address this. After debate, the committee moved to approve the workload analysis with green-light items moving forward and yellow-light items (1A, B, C concerning budget addenda) deferred to the March budget message process. The motion also directed the city manager and attorney to provide a verbal update on the rules resolution. Motion passed 5-0.
  • Updated Work Plan for NSE: Approved 5-0 as a companion item to the previous discussion.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved February 3 agenda with SJ26 gifts as a standalone item (5-0).
  • Approved February 10 agenda (5-0).
  • Approved consent calendar for current meeting (5-0).
  • Approved workload analysis for Children's Youth Master Plan with conditions, deferring budget addenda (5-0).
  • Approved updated NSE work plan (5-0).
  • Committee adjourned at 2:29 PM.

Meeting Transcript

All right. We're going to call today's meeting of the Rules and Open Government Committee to order, so we'll have roll call, please. Candelas? Here. Duan? Here. Foley? Here. Kame? Here. Cohen? Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Welcome to the Rules and Open Government Committee, and I want to remind everyone here in attendance to follow our code and conduct, which is in the agenda. The first item today is to review the council meeting for Tuesday, February 3rd. It has a 9.30 closed session and a 1.30 regular session. Consent starts on page 5 and continues on pages 6 and 7. And Section 4, we have an amendment to the gaming control ordinance. Section 5, actions related to the taxiway at the airport. Section 8, we have a few business improvement district items. And no land use. So we'll move on to public comment. Blair? All right, back to committee. we have Councilman Candelis. Thank you, Chair. I see the ad sheet as an attachment with regards to an item to be placed on the consent agenda with it's a receipt of gifts related to SJ26. So I just wanted to hear from staff what this item pertains to and why specifically is it being recommended to be placed on the consent agenda. Councilmember Kevin Fisher from the Assistant City Attorney. This is because of the number of events that are going to be going on over the Super Bowl and various things like tickets, tickets over $50 would be a prohibited gift under our gift ordinance. It's really a blanket authorization which is allowed under our meaning code for city officials, city employees who attend these events in an official capacity as representatives of the city to be able to accept all the different things that could come up. We're not talking about tchotchkes or things like that. It's really tickets, anything that would be otherwise considered a gift and could potentially be prohibited. These will be reported as gifts to the city, and then it will be reported to the state under, I believe it's Form 801 or 802.

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