Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting Summary for April 15, 2026
Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting Summary for April 15, 2026
The Rules and Open Government Committee met at 2:00 PM on April 15, 2026, with a quorum present (Candelas absent, Foley present). The committee reviewed upcoming meeting agendas, approved the consent calendar, and discussed three items: alternative financing for affordable housing, a resolution honoring farm workers, and addressing property damage from a golf course. All items were approved.
Consent Calendar
- The consent calendar included a public record, a VEBA advisory committee appointment, approval of a flag raising and travel request, and retroactive approvals.
- Public comment: Brian urged the committee to review links he sent (representing 50 hours of personal research) regarding solutions for unhoused people.
- The consent calendar was approved unanimously.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Brian spoke during the consent calendar and again during open forum. He emphasized the need for transparency and trust in government, referencing post-COVID erosion of trust and the importance of truth in leadership.
Discussion Items
- Alternative Financing for Affordable Housing (Item C1): Councilmember Todillos presented a memo from Housing Director Eric Sullivan outlining options to combine existing financing tools (e.g., housing production incentives, master lease financing, gap financing, private activity bonds) to produce affordable housing in mixed-income developments. The goal is to increase affordable units at lower per-unit costs and improve long-term fiscal sustainability. The committee approved the memo subject to workload analysis.
- Resolution Honoring Farm Workers (Item 2): A resolution to honor the women and families of the farm worker movement and proclaim March 31 as Farm Workers Day was added to the April 21st city council meeting. The committee approved the resolution.
- Property Damage from Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course (Item 3): Councilmember Ortiz described ongoing issues of errant golf balls causing property damage and safety concerns for residents adjacent to the city-owned golf course. Staff reported that PRNS is already engaging with the operator (CORSCO) and residents to implement solutions, including golf-proofing a particularly exposed home and clarifying liability protocols. The committee approved the memo without additional workload analysis, as work is already underway.
Key Outcomes
- April 21st Final Agenda: Approved.
- April 28th Agenda: Approved.
- Consent Calendar: Approved.
- Alternative Financing for Affordable Housing: Approved (motion by Vice Mayor Foley) subject to workload analysis.
- Resolution Honoring Farm Workers: Approved.
- Property Damage from Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course: Approved (motion by Vice Mayor Foley) without workload analysis, with staff already addressing the issue.
Meeting Transcript
Great. It is two o'clock, and the rules and open government committee will come to order. Roll call, please. Candelas absent one. Foley. Can I here? Go when absent. We have a quorum. Thank you very much. Welcome to the rules and open government committee meeting. As a reminder, we expect all attending to follow the code of conduct located in the agenda. Failure to comply with this code of conduct and behavior which will disturb, disrupt, or impede the orderly conduct of the meeting, may result in removal from the meeting. Well, thank you for being here. We will now go to our agenda. And first up is our review of the April 21st final agenda. Can we get to that? And uh let's see here. We have uh closed session at 9 30, uh open session, regular session at 1 30. We have no evening meeting, we have ceremonials, consent calendar going from page four, five, six, seven, eight, and then strategic support item three going from page eight, nine, uh, and then we have nothing under uh item four, public safety going on to page 10. We have transportation and aviation services, we have 5.1, we have nothing under environmental, nothing under uh neighborhood services, uh, community economic development 10 and 11. We have uh we have land use, we have no land use. Uh and then that's it for April 21st. Is there any uh public comment? No public comment. There's a motion and second. Let's vote. Motion passes. Thank you very much. Um next item up is April 28th, and we will have 9 30 open uh closed session, 1 30 regular session. Uh we have uh consent ceremonials and consent starting on page four, moving on to page five six, ending on page seven. We have strategic support on page seven, uh a little bit on eight, and then we don't have anything under four, five, and six. We have neighborhood services on page eight. We don't have anything under community economic development or redevelopment, and then we have uh land use starting on page nine, and that's it for April 28th. Is there any public comment? No public comment. Move for approval. Second, there's a motion and a second. Let's vote. Great. Motion passes. Moving on to our consent calendar. We have public record and we have um VEBA, advisory committee appointment, and we have uh approval of uh flag raising and request to travel on uh page three, and we have page five, retroactive approvals. Are there any comments on uh public comment on uh consent? Brian, please go ahead and make your way to the podium about that. Thank you. There I sent a thank you for putting it in the public record. Um there I I would encourage you to look at the links I sent you. There's about 50 hours of my personal time in checking them out. And uh it gives you a whole bunch of ideas for how to deal with people who are unhoused. So I would hope you do that.
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