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San Jose City Council Rules Committee Meeting - February 11, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, February 11, 2026
BodySan Jose, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, February 11, 2026
StatusFILED
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Thank you.

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Here.

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Foley?

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Here.

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Kamei?

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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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There is no council meeting next week, so we will have our first review of the February 24th agenda,

0:40

which has a 9.30 closed session, 1.30 regular session, and consent starts on page 4,

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continues on pages 5 and 6.

0:55

In section 3, we have our annual summary of upcoming labor negotiations,

0:59

Public hearing on the status of city's vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts.

1:04

Section 5, funding agreement for affirmed housing for around eight affordable housing and sustainable grant funds.

1:13

Section 8, the Alameda Business Improvement District.

1:18

Establishment of Story Road Business Improvement District.

1:24

Santa Clara Senior Affordable Housing Development on St. John Street.

1:29

Trillium Senior Apartments on Santa Clara Street,

1:32

Lower Income Voucher and Equity Program,

1:36

and we have two appeals in land use.

1:40

Any public comment?

1:41

No public comment.

1:43

Okay.

1:44

Back to the committee.

1:48

I think there was a request for a time certain on one of the items.

1:52

Is that right?

1:53

I know you are, Council Member, you're here to ask for that?

1:56

Yes, that's part of it, correct.

1:58

Okay, well, we're on this item now, so.

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All right.

2:02

Did you want to ask me?

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I was going to be one minute that I said on my staff,

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asked you for this earlier.

2:06

Yeah, I mean, that's fine.

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I mean, I think I heard a request.

2:09

I guess I'm going to ask you a question about the request.

2:11

You want item 3.3 to be at a time certain.

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Do you have a specific time in mind

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when you want it not to be heard before?

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I just think at a time,

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how long do you think that means it's going to be?

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That's the thing is it's really short.

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That's why it's hard to know what time time certain could be.

2:28

Most of these items are pretty quick,

2:33

so that's why I don't know what the right time certain is,

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and that's why I was asking a few.

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What do we think of the time the meeting will be over?

2:40

I mean, other than the two land use appeals could take a little time,

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but other than that, to me, it's like an hour meeting, in my opinion,

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so that's why I'm not sure what the right order is.

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3.4.

2:53

yeah let's let's let's table the idea until next week we have one more crack at it at rules okay

2:59

all right talk about it thank you um and otherwise i'll accept a motion to make sure that uh the

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public was able to provide comment in regards to that is there a time constraint of when this item

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needs to be heard you mean in terms of weeks yeah yeah which week um i don't i don't believe there's

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a legal requirement on the timing but that is something that we can check in

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on okay report back next week I'm unaware I know we need to hear it

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annually but I don't know about I think we did this last year for the first time

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Summary of Proceedings

San Jose City Council Rules Committee Meeting - February 11, 2026

The San Jose City Council Rules Committee met on February 11, 2026, with a quorum present (Foley, Kamei, Cohen). The meeting focused on approving the February 24 city council agenda, reviewing consent items, and discussing a development fee framework. No public comments were made during any session. The committee adopted the agenda and consent calendar unanimously and accepted a staff update on the scale development fee framework.

Consent Calendar

  • Two consent items were approved unanimously with no public comment.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public comments were received at any point during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Agenda Review (February 24, 2026): The committee reviewed the upcoming council agenda, including a closed session at 9:30 a.m., regular session at 1:30 p.m., and consent items on pages 4-6. Notable items include annual summary of labor negotiations (Item 3.3), public hearing on city vacancies and recruitment, affordable housing funding agreements, and two land use appeals. A council member requested a time certain for Item 3.3 to allow community partners to provide input, but the committee tabled the discussion to the next rules meeting, noting the short agenda and potential scheduling difficulties.
  • Multi-Signer Memo and Exploration of Scale Development Fee Framework: This item had been heard previously. Staff confirmed the workload analysis is greenlit and the work is already under the staff work plan. The committee accepted the update with no further questions, and it will proceed without needing full council approval.

Key Outcomes

  • The February 24 council agenda was adopted unanimously (5-0).
  • The consent calendar was approved unanimously (5-0).
  • The development fee framework update was accepted and will move forward as part of staff’s work plan.
  • The request to set a time certain for Item 3.3 was deferred to the next rules committee meeting.
  • The meeting adjourned at 2:05 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Thank you. Here. Foley? Here. Kamei? Here. Cohen? Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. There is no council meeting next week, so we will have our first review of the February 24th agenda, which has a 9.30 closed session, 1.30 regular session, and consent starts on page 4, continues on pages 5 and 6. In section 3, we have our annual summary of upcoming labor negotiations, Public hearing on the status of city's vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts. Section 5, funding agreement for affirmed housing for around eight affordable housing and sustainable grant funds. Section 8, the Alameda Business Improvement District. Establishment of Story Road Business Improvement District. Santa Clara Senior Affordable Housing Development on St. John Street. Trillium Senior Apartments on Santa Clara Street, Lower Income Voucher and Equity Program, and we have two appeals in land use. Any public comment? No public comment. Okay. Back to the committee. I think there was a request for a time certain on one of the items. Is that right? I know you are, Council Member, you're here to ask for that? Yes, that's part of it, correct. Okay, well, we're on this item now, so. All right. Did you want to ask me? I was going to be one minute that I said on my staff, asked you for this earlier. Yeah, I mean, that's fine. I mean, I think I heard a request. I guess I'm going to ask you a question about the request. You want item 3.3 to be at a time certain. Do you have a specific time in mind when you want it not to be heard before? I just think at a time, how long do you think that means it's going to be? That's the thing is it's really short. That's why it's hard to know what time time certain could be. Most of these items are pretty quick, so that's why I don't know what the right time certain is, and that's why I was asking a few. What do we think of the time the meeting will be over? I mean, other than the two land use appeals could take a little time,

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