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San José Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting – June 17, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, June 17, 2026
BodySan Jose, California
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, June 17, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:10

All right, it's two o'clock.

0:11

So let's call today's meeting of the rules and open government committee to order and start with roll call, please.

0:16

Kendallas.

0:17

Here.

0:17

Duan.

0:18

Here.

0:19

Foley.

0:20

Kameh.

0:21

Here.

0:21

Cohen.

0:22

Here.

0:22

Thank you, Ovocorra.

0:24

Thank you.

0:24

We have one agenda to review, and that's the agenda for next week's council meeting on June 23rd.

0:29

That one has a 9:30 closed session and a 1.30 regular session.

0:33

And consent.

0:34

Consent starts on page five.

0:38

And continues on pages six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, and ends on page 13.

0:59

And section three, we have a proposed ballot measure to allow rank choice voting for filling vacancies.

1:07

In section five, we have actions related to a large format advertising sign request for SJC.

1:16

And Willows Key Willow Keys Corridor Improvement Project.

1:21

Section six, long-term power purchase agreement with Shell Energy and the 2026 integrated resource plan for SJCE.

1:30

And section seven, an amendment between our animal care services and the city of Milpetis.

1:37

Section eight, grant agreements for multiple um programs for homelessness, a home key uh project uh action for Branham Lane, and multifamily housing incentive for the Celee project.

1:55

And we have three items on land use consent, which will be heard immediately after regular consent.

2:01

We have public comment.

2:03

We do not.

2:04

Alright, back to the committee.

2:08

Okay.

2:09

All right.

2:10

Motion and a second, then we will vote.

2:15

Motion carries five zero.

2:16

Thank you so much.

2:17

And we have two items on our rules consent agenda.

2:21

Do we have public comment on consent?

2:22

We do not.

2:23

Okay.

2:24

Back to the committee.

2:26

We have a motion for consent.

2:28

Okay.

2:28

Let's vote on consent.

2:35

And the motion carries five zero.

2:37

And now we're on to our action item.

2:39

This is a policy analysis for vacant commercial storefront activation.

2:45

Remind me on this.

2:46

This one's coming back to us or this one is coming back to the rules uh committee chair.

2:53

There is a workload analysis a little bit different than the traditional method.

2:57

Um, this is a green and a yellow uh recommendation too.

3:01

And the memorandum will actually go to the city auditor, and he will be including that as a part of his 26-27 work plan.

3:09

Um and then the recommendations one and three are yellow lit, but as opposed to waiting uh, you know, six months until we start priority setting.

3:18

We do have the opportunity to bring those forward when PBCE comes forward in the fall with the citywide planning work plan and reprioritization by the council.

3:27

So we'll bring these items um into that meeting to have with the council.

3:32

Okay, do we have public comment on this item?

3:34

Yes, Jordan, please make your way to the podium.

3:42

Hi, I wanted to speak again in support of this item.

3:45

Filling our vacant storefronts is important.

3:48

Um, you know, it's unfortunate that this work wasn't able to be rolled into the upcoming fiscal year from the start.

3:54

Same with the work that Councilmember Tordillos was pushing for a few weeks ago with the ministerial approval.

4:00

We really need to figure out how to do this little bit of extra work in order to get rid of a lot of work moving forwards.

4:08

Um, and so I don't know how we do that, but I think it's it's very important to figure out how to do it.

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Summary of Proceedings

San José Rules and Open Government Committee Meeting – June 17, 2026

The Rules and Open Government Committee met on June 17, 2026, at 2:00 PM in a brief session (adjourned at 2:10 PM) to review the agenda for the upcoming June 23 council meeting and to take action on a policy analysis for vacant commercial storefront activation. All five committee members were present (Kendallas, Duan, Foley, Kameh, Cohen). All votes were unanimous (5-0).

Consent Calendar

  • The committee approved the consent calendar for the June 23 council meeting (covering items on pages 5–13, including a proposed ranked-choice voting ballot measure, a large-format advertising sign request, the Willow Key Corridor Improvement Project, a power purchase agreement with Shell Energy, the 2026 integrated resource plan for SJCE, an animal care services amendment with Milpitas, and various grant agreements).
  • The committee also approved its own rules consent agenda (two items). Both consent votes were 5-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Jordan (no affiliation stated) spoke in support of the vacant commercial storefront activation item, urging the city to invest in tools and streamline processes to reduce blight and support small businesses. He suggested considering creative funding, such as a temporary slight tax increase, to expedite the work.

Discussion Items

  • Vacant Commercial Storefront Activation Policy Analysis – Councilmember Mulcahy presented a workload analysis developed with his staff (Joseph Morrow, Lynn Lee) and city departments. The analysis produced three policy recommendations: two were flagged yellow (requiring further planning) and one green (ready for the city auditor’s 2026-2027 work plan). Councilmember Mulcahy requested adoption of the workload analysis, noting that the yellow-lit items could be brought forward in the fall during PBCE’s citywide planning work plan reprioritization. Councilmember Duan seconded the motion, emphasizing the importance of reducing blight.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted 5-0 to adopt the workload analysis for the vacant commercial storefront activation item. The green-lit recommendation will be forwarded to the city auditor for inclusion in the 2026-2027 work plan; the two yellow-lit recommendations will be considered during the council’s fall planning work plan reprioritization.

Meeting Transcript

All right, it's two o'clock. So let's call today's meeting of the rules and open government committee to order and start with roll call, please. Kendallas. Here. Duan. Here. Foley. Kameh. Here. Cohen. Here. Thank you, Ovocorra. Thank you. We have one agenda to review, and that's the agenda for next week's council meeting on June 23rd. That one has a 9:30 closed session and a 1.30 regular session. And consent. Consent starts on page five. And continues on pages six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, and ends on page 13. And section three, we have a proposed ballot measure to allow rank choice voting for filling vacancies. In section five, we have actions related to a large format advertising sign request for SJC. And Willows Key Willow Keys Corridor Improvement Project. Section six, long-term power purchase agreement with Shell Energy and the 2026 integrated resource plan for SJCE. And section seven, an amendment between our animal care services and the city of Milpetis. Section eight, grant agreements for multiple um programs for homelessness, a home key uh project uh action for Branham Lane, and multifamily housing incentive for the Celee project. And we have three items on land use consent, which will be heard immediately after regular consent. We have public comment. We do not. Alright, back to the committee. Okay. All right. Motion and a second, then we will vote. Motion carries five zero. Thank you so much. And we have two items on our rules consent agenda. Do we have public comment on consent? We do not. Okay. Back to the committee. We have a motion for consent. Okay. Let's vote on consent. And the motion carries five zero. And now we're on to our action item. This is a policy analysis for vacant commercial storefront activation. Remind me on this. This one's coming back to us or this one is coming back to the rules uh committee chair. There is a workload analysis a little bit different than the traditional method. Um, this is a green and a yellow uh recommendation too. And the memorandum will actually go to the city auditor, and he will be including that as a part of his 26-27 work plan. Um and then the recommendations one and three are yellow lit, but as opposed to waiting uh, you know, six months until we start priority setting.

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