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Committee Meeting Summary: April 8, 2026 – Agenda Review and Consent Calendar

City Council — Wednesday, April 8, 2026
BodySan Jose, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, April 8, 2026
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0:33

It's two o'clock, and we're gonna call the story that's on roll, please.

0:41

Candelas here.

0:43

One fully.

0:48

Okay, we have um review of the of next week's council meeting with 9 30 closed session, one thirty open session, canceled evening session.

0:59

And since I'm losing my voice, we will just visually scroll through this agenda today.

1:06

I think you're trying to set a record or something.

1:08

Is that what you're trying to do?

1:10

What an excuse.

1:11

I've never heard that before.

1:19

We're looking through it slowly.

1:21

Well section three.

1:30

Section five.

1:30

Oh, yeah, it's on now.

1:32

Section six.

1:34

Section eight.

1:38

And we have the uh housing authority item as well as a special agenda item will be heard jointly with uh eight point one.

1:50

All right, do we have any public comment?

1:53

Ryan.

2:05

Thank you.

2:06

Um I was just looking through the agenda.

2:08

I'm starting to get how to uh send my letters.

2:11

Maybe I'm sending them to the wrong place.

2:13

Thank you.

2:14

Um so um I I agree with what you're doing.

2:18

I think you there's a disconnect between us and um you folks uh as far as like how much you do, because it's really easy to just build interim housing, but you're doing all of it.

2:30

I think you have uh on site people who um help with social work and security.

2:37

So I would suggest advertising that more, really, you know, so that people know what you're going through when you're trying to provide services to each of these individuals.

2:47

This looks like a very good item of the eight point um the eight point one.

2:51

I'd like to see that go through.

2:53

So thank you.

2:54

And I'm sure the people who are getting help appreciate it.

2:57

It's hard stuff what you're trying to do.

2:58

Thanks.

2:59

Back to the committee.

3:01

All right.

3:02

Um with the ad sheet.

3:05

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

3:10

Thank you.

3:10

Motion carries five zero.

3:14

Now we are on to review of the April 21 agenda.

3:17

That one has also a nine thirty closed session and one thirty open session.

3:21

And the agenda starts on page five.

3:41

Section five.

3:50

No land use items.

3:52

Public comment.

3:53

No public comment.

3:54

All right, back to the committee.

3:57

Second.

3:58

All right, I don't see any comments, so let's vote.

4:03

Motion carries five zero, and now we're on to our consent calendar.

4:07

Today we have four items on consent.

4:10

Do we have public comment?

4:11

Brian.

4:22

Just a question about the open uh the um public record.

4:28

I was wondering exactly what happens to that.

4:31

Is it just something that gets posted in the public record and then it's a people can go back and refer to it?

4:36

And um that's really my question.

4:39

If you could have somebody can answer that maybe later, thank you.

4:42

Back to the committee.

4:43

Okay, and is there a motion on consent?

4:48

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

4:54

Motion carries five zero, and we're on to open forum.

4:57

Brian.

5:00

Brian, this uh is I sent everybody now that again, thank you for telling me where to send it.

5:14

Um, and I'm hoping people check their inboxes.

5:18

This uh report that I did about four or five hours of going through and each actually clicking on these and looking at what other cities are doing.

5:27

Again, it goes back to you're really doing a lot more than I think people are aware of.

5:32

And um, because it's like, why are you spending you know a bazillion dollars on one little tiny home when some people are building them for 20,000 or 30,000?

5:42

And when you look at all the other services you're providing, I would suggest really trying to um put it in maybe a little blur where people you the public know what you're doing so that you're not catching a lot of um grief over something.

5:58

And the other thing uh um about the bus passes yesterday, and I know thank you for um bringing that up.

6:06

I I would I wished I had the money to give to them to actually buy them.

6:09

I was thinking of coming down here with a couple thousand dollar check to buy the bus passes for these people, but that's sort of a I'd run out of money and wind up needing a bus pass myself.

6:19

Um to really help them because uh there's this big disconnect between these fine people trying to help and you trying to help.

6:28

And it just as a human being and as a citizen, it just breaks my heart to see that you both trying and talking past each other.

6:36

So I hope some of the suggestions here might help.

6:39

Thank you.

6:39

Have a good day.

6:40

Back to the committee.

6:41

All right, thank you.

6:42

And we are adjourned at 2.06 p.m.

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Summary of Proceedings

Committee Meeting Summary: April 8, 2026 – Agenda Review and Consent Calendar

This was a brief committee meeting held on April 8, 2026, at 2:00 PM, focusing on reviewing upcoming council agendas, approving a consent calendar, and receiving public comment. The committee also opened a forum for public input on housing policies and communication.

Consent Calendar

  • The committee approved four consent calendar items unanimously (5-0) after a brief public question.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Ryan/Public Speaker: Thanked the committee for their work, noting a perceived disconnect between the public and the committee’s efforts on interim housing. Expressed support for agenda item 8.1, highlighting the value of on-site social work and security services. Recommended better advertising of these services to reduce public criticism.
  • Brian/Public Speaker: Asked a procedural question about the disposition of public records, seeking clarification on how they are posted and referenced. Later, during open forum, described spending 4-5 hours researching what other cities are doing regarding housing costs. Noted that the city provides far more services than the public realizes, and suggested publishing a brief summary to counter misconceptions about high per-unit costs. Also mentioned a previous matter about bus passes, expressing empathy for both the committee and those seeking help.

Discussion Items

  • Review of Next Week’s Council Meeting (April 15, 2026): The committee reviewed the agenda for April 15, which included a 9:30 AM closed session and 1:30 PM open session, with the evening session canceled. The review was conducted by visually scrolling through the agenda due to one member losing their voice. The committee noted a housing authority item and a special agenda item to be heard jointly with item 8.1. A motion to approve carried 5-0.
  • Review of April 21, 2026 Council Agenda: The committee reviewed the agenda for April 21, which also had a 9:30 AM closed session and 1:30 PM open session, beginning on page five with no land use items. No public comment was received, and the review was approved 5-0.
  • Open Forum: One speaker (Brian) addressed the committee, providing a research report on other cities’ housing approaches and reiterating the need for better public communication about the full scope of services provided.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted 5-0 to approve the review of the April 15 council agenda.
  • The committee voted 5-0 to approve the review of the April 21 council agenda.
  • The committee voted 5-0 to approve the consent calendar containing four items.
  • The meeting adjourned at 2:06 PM.

Meeting Transcript

It's two o'clock, and we're gonna call the story that's on roll, please. Candelas here. One fully. Okay, we have um review of the of next week's council meeting with 9 30 closed session, one thirty open session, canceled evening session. And since I'm losing my voice, we will just visually scroll through this agenda today. I think you're trying to set a record or something. Is that what you're trying to do? What an excuse. I've never heard that before. We're looking through it slowly. Well section three. Section five. Oh, yeah, it's on now. Section six. Section eight. And we have the uh housing authority item as well as a special agenda item will be heard jointly with uh eight point one. All right, do we have any public comment? Ryan. Thank you. Um I was just looking through the agenda. I'm starting to get how to uh send my letters. Maybe I'm sending them to the wrong place. Thank you. Um so um I I agree with what you're doing. I think you there's a disconnect between us and um you folks uh as far as like how much you do, because it's really easy to just build interim housing, but you're doing all of it. I think you have uh on site people who um help with social work and security. So I would suggest advertising that more, really, you know, so that people know what you're going through when you're trying to provide services to each of these individuals. This looks like a very good item of the eight point um the eight point one. I'd like to see that go through. So thank you. And I'm sure the people who are getting help appreciate it. It's hard stuff what you're trying to do. Thanks. Back to the committee. All right. Um with the ad sheet. All right, we have a motion and a second, and let's vote. Thank you. Motion carries five zero. Now we are on to review of the April 21 agenda. That one has also a nine thirty closed session and one thirty open session. And the agenda starts on page five. Section five. No land use items. Public comment. No public comment. All right, back to the committee. Second. All right, I don't see any comments, so let's vote. Motion carries five zero, and now we're on to our consent calendar.

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