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San Jose Rules Committee Meeting Summary – February 25, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, February 25, 2026
BodySan Jose, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, February 25, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:25

I'll hold it down.

0:26

There you go.

0:27

Okay.

0:27

It's two o'clock, and we're going to call today's meeting of the rules and open government committee to order.

0:32

Let's start with roll call, please.

0:34

Candelas.

0:35

Here.

0:36

One.

0:38

Foley.

0:38

Here.

0:39

Come in.

0:39

Here.

0:40

Go in.

0:40

Here.

0:41

We have a quorum.

0:42

Thank you.

0:43

Our first item on the agenda is the meeting for Tuesday, March.

0:48

The agenda for the council meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd.

0:52

Meeting has a 9:30 closed session, 130 regular session, and consent starts on page five and ends on page six.

1:06

In section three, we have our sewer rate setting audit report, reasonable accommodation process and personal property impound handling.

1:15

And our community oversight committee annual report for measure T.

1:19

And in section six, we have our climate adaptation and resilience plan.

1:23

And that is it.

1:24

Do we have any public comment on this agenda?

1:26

No public comment.

1:27

Okay, back to the committee.

1:31

Okay.

1:32

Let's vote.

1:35

Motion carries five zero.

1:37

And now we are on to our review of the council agenda for March 10th.

1:45

9 30 closed session, 1 30 regular session with a recommended cancellation of the evening session.

1:51

And consent starts on page five and ends on page six.

1:58

Section three, we have our city of San Jose Investment Policy.

2:02

We have the City Council Focus Area Status Report.

2:06

We have section four ALPR data usage protocol update and police department overtime spending.

2:16

And that is it.

2:17

Do we have any public comment on this agenda?

2:19

No public comment.

2:20

Okay, back to the committee.

2:21

Move approval.

2:23

Second.

2:24

With counseling.

2:26

Cancellation of the evening session.

2:28

All right.

2:32

That motion carries five zero as well, and we're on to our consent agenda.

2:39

Today we have three items on consent.

2:41

Do we have any public comment for consent?

2:43

No public comment.

2:45

Second.

2:46

All right, we have a motion and a second on consent, so let's vote.

2:51

Motion carries five zero.

2:52

And now we are on to our discussion items section C.

2:57

C one.

2:58

We have report back from our the memo on respective roles and responsibilities of the city council committees.

3:06

And city attorney, I think Kevin, you're going to give us a brief presentation on this.

3:12

Yes, thank you, Chair.

3:13

Uh Chair Vice Mayor and Council Members uh Kevin Fisher, assistant city attorney.

3:18

This is in response to a request from this committee from a few weeks ago to review the respective responsibilities of the rules committee compared to the other standing uh city council committees.

3:30

I do have a uh 12-slide PowerPoint.

3:34

It's not particularly pretty, but it has all the all the relevant text on that you can follow along.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████████████████████64%
Climate and Environment█████████████████24%
Municipal Finance██████8%
Community Engagement███4%
Summary of Proceedings

San Jose Rules Committee Meeting Summary – February 25, 2026

The San Jose Rules and Open Government Committee met on February 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM and adjourned at 2:23 PM. The committee reviewed upcoming council meeting agendas, received a report on committee roles and responsibilities, and considered a workload analysis for the Coyote Valley Corridor Study. The meeting also included public comments on the corridor study and a public forum on commission stipends.

Consent Calendar

  • The committee approved consent items for the March 3, 2026 meeting, which included the sewer rate setting audit report, reasonable accommodation process, personal property impound handling, and the Measure T community oversight committee annual report.
  • The committee also approved consent items for the March 10, 2026 meeting, including the City of San Jose Investment Policy, City Council Focus Area Status Report, and items on ALPR data usage protocol and police department overtime spending.
  • The full consent agenda was approved unanimously (5-0).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Coyote Valley Corridor Study – Environmental Concerns: Four speakers addressed the committee:
    • Allie Victorine (District 7 resident, avid user of Coyote Creek Park chain) expressed concerns about the draft study, specifically the proposed reduction of the riparian setback from 100 feet to 20 feet, inadequate analysis of effects on wildlife, and impacts on the unique hydrology of the Coyote Valley. She asked that the draft report not be assigned to a council agenda until errors are fixed and key analyses completed.
    • Jean Dresden acknowledged the council’s concern about community awareness and supported staff's recommendation for an information memo to memorialize work done and work yet to be done, while noting other priorities like SB 79 and the general plan review.
    • Alice Kaufman (Policy and Advocacy Director for Green Foothills) agreed with the draft's characterization as

Meeting Transcript

I'll hold it down. There you go. Okay. It's two o'clock, and we're going to call today's meeting of the rules and open government committee to order. Let's start with roll call, please. Candelas. Here. One. Foley. Here. Come in. Here. Go in. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Our first item on the agenda is the meeting for Tuesday, March. The agenda for the council meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd. Meeting has a 9:30 closed session, 130 regular session, and consent starts on page five and ends on page six. In section three, we have our sewer rate setting audit report, reasonable accommodation process and personal property impound handling. And our community oversight committee annual report for measure T. And in section six, we have our climate adaptation and resilience plan. And that is it. Do we have any public comment on this agenda? No public comment. Okay, back to the committee. Okay. Let's vote. Motion carries five zero. And now we are on to our review of the council agenda for March 10th. 9 30 closed session, 1 30 regular session with a recommended cancellation of the evening session. And consent starts on page five and ends on page six. Section three, we have our city of San Jose Investment Policy. We have the City Council Focus Area Status Report. We have section four ALPR data usage protocol update and police department overtime spending. And that is it. Do we have any public comment on this agenda? No public comment. Okay, back to the committee. Move approval. Second. With counseling. Cancellation of the evening session. All right. That motion carries five zero as well, and we're on to our consent agenda. Today we have three items on consent. Do we have any public comment for consent? No public comment. Second. All right, we have a motion and a second on consent, so let's vote.

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