City Council20 matters
- Agenda ReadyApproval of Council MinutesApproval of City Council Minutes.
(a) Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action.
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- (a) 12/16/2025 CC MinutesOpen (a) 12/16/2025 CC Minutes
- Agenda ReadyApproval of Council Committee MinutesApproval of Council Committee Minutes.
(a) Special Joint Neighborhood Services and Education Committee Minutes of December 10, 2025. (b) Regular Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee Minutes of December 10, 2025. (c) Regular Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes of December 15, 2025. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action.
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- (c) 12/15/2025 CED MinutesOpen (c) 12/15/2025 CED Minutes
- (a) 12/10/2025 NSE Special Joint MinutesOpen (a) 12/10/2025 NSE Special Joint Minutes
- (b) 12/10/2025 ROGC MinutesOpen (b) 12/10/2025 ROGC Minutes
- (d) 01/07/2026 ROGC MinutesOpen (d) 01/07/2026 ROGC Minutes
- Agenda ReadyStrategic SupportAnnual Report on City Services 2024-2025.
Accept the Annual Report on City Services for 2024-2025. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-009, Staff Reports, Assessments, Annual Reports, and Informational Memos that involve no approvals of any City action. (City Auditor)
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- Presentation - est. 15 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 15 minutes
- Annual ReportOpen Annual Report
- Letter from the PublicOpen Letter from the Public
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentSenate Bill 79, Statewide Standards for Transit-Oriented Development Report and Implementation.
(a) Accept the report on Senate Bill, including a summary of its provisions, initial San José specific analysis, and options for implementation. (b) Direct staff to return in March 2026 with a draft ordinance designating qualifying industrial areas identified in the General Plan as Employment Areas as “industrial employment hubs” and exempting nonresidential sites within those areas from the provisions of Senate Bill 79. (c) Direct staff to return with an ordinance exempting sites where there is no walking path less than one-mile from the location of transit-oriented development after further analysis of those sites is completed. (d) Direct staff to return with an ordinance temporarily exempting designated historic resourcescontained in the San José Historic Resources Inventory. (e) Through the upcoming budget process identify resources required to further analyze other temporary exemptions and a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Alternative Plan. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-007, Preliminary direction to staff and eventual action requires approval from decision-making body. (Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Memorandum from Mayor, Campos, Tordillos & Cohen, 1/23/26Open Memorandum from Mayor, Campos, Tordillos & Cohen, 1/23/26
- Presentation - est. 15 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 15 minutes
- Memorandum from Mulcahy, 1/26/26Open Memorandum from Mulcahy, 1/26/26
- Letters from the PublicOpen Letters from the Public
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentSoft Story Seismic Retrofit Pilot Financing Program.
Adopt a resolution to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Master Services Agreement with Guidehouse Inc., to increase total compensation by $1,616,900, from $350,000 to $1,966,900, using Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Funds, to implement a small scale, voluntary Soft Story Seismic Retrofit Pilot Program by providing loans to property owners to begin retrofitting the highest-priority soft-story buildings and to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and develop a framework for a future, larger-scale seismic retrofit program. CEQA: Categorically Exempt, CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities (File No. ER23-173). (Housing/City Manager)
Attachments
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Presentation - est. 10 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 10 minutes
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentAmendments to Chapter 5.08 of Title 5 of the San José Municipal Code and Regulations for the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 5.08 (Inclusionary Housing) of Title 5 of the San José Municipal Code to: (a) Update affordability levels; (b) Refine compliance options (including Surplus Credits); (c) Align the affordability term for inclusionary units with state practice; and (d) Clarify treatment of 100% affordable developments. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008 General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Housing) [Deferred from 11/18/2025 - Item 8.4 (25-1217)]
Attachments
- Letters from the Public - 1 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 1 of 5
- OrdinanceOpen Ordinance
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Letters from the Public - 2 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 2 of 5
- Letters from the Public - 3 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 3 of 5
- Memorandum from Mayor, Kamei, Campos, Tordillos & Cohen, 1/23/26Open Memorandum from Mayor, Kamei, Campos, Tordillos & Cohen, 1/23/26
- Letters from the Public - 4 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 4 of 5
- Memorandum from Mulcahy, 1/26/26Open Memorandum from Mulcahy, 1/26/26
- Memorandum from Candelas, 1/27/26Open Memorandum from Candelas, 1/27/26
- Letters from the Public - 5 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 5 of 5
- Memorandum from Ortiz, 1/27/26Open Memorandum from Ortiz, 1/27/26
- Presentation - est. 10 minutes, rev. 1/27/26Open Presentation - est. 10 minutes, rev. 1/27/26
- Letter from Assemblymember Kalra, 1/27/26Open Letter from Assemblymember Kalra, 1/27/26
- Letter Received Post MeetingOpen Letter Received Post Meeting
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentDowntown Residential Incentive Program Expansion to Include Commercial-to-Residential Conversion Projects.
(a) Adopt a resolution renaming the Downtown Residential High-Rise Incentive Program to the Downtown Residential Incentive Program, expanding the Program to include appropriate commercial-to-residential conversion projects for mid-rise and high-rise buildings located in the Downtown Planned Growth Area, and reducing the Inclusionary Housing In-Lieu Fee to $0 for eligible conversion projects that provide 5% of the residential units on-site at rents restricted to no more than 110% of Area Median Income. (b) Approve an ordinance amending Section 4.46.036 of Chapter 4.46 and amending Section 4.47 of Chapter 4.47 of Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code to provide for conversion projects eligible under the Downtown Residential Incentive Program that waive: (1) 100% of the Building and Structure Construction Tax and the Commercial-Residential-Mobilehome Park Building Tax for up to 500 units in projects that obtain building permits by December 31, 2026, and pass first inspection within 12 months of obtaining a building permit; and (2) 50% of the taxes for the next 1,000 units in projects that obtain building permits by December 31, 2027, and pass first inspection within 12 months of obtaining a building permit. (c) Adopt a resolution for conversion projects eligible under the Downtown Residential Incentive Program and provide: (1) 50% reduction in the Parkland In-Lieu fees for the first 500 units in projects that obtain building permits by December 31, 2026, and pass first inspection within 12 months of obtaining a building permit; and (2) 30% reduction in the Parkland In-Lieu fees for the next 1,000 units in projects that obtain building permits by December 31, 2027, and pass first inspection within 12 months of obtaining a building permit. (d) Adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Schedule of Fees and Charges to revise the Rental Inclusionary In-Lieu Fee for eligible projects under the Downtown Residential Incentive Program. CEQA: Statutorily Exempt, File No. PP17-005, CEQA Guidelines Section 15273, adjustment to fees, rates and fares without changes to or expansion of services. (Housing/City Manager)
Attachments
- (a) ResolutionOpen (a) Resolution
- (d) ResolutionOpen (d) Resolution
- (b) OrdinanceOpen (b) Ordinance
- (c) ResolutionOpen (c) Resolution
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Letters from the Public - 1 of 2Open Letters from the Public - 1 of 2
- Memorandum from Candelas & Kamei, 1/23/26Open Memorandum from Candelas & Kamei, 1/23/26
- Presentation - est. 10 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 10 minutes
- Replacement Memorandum from Mayor, Foley & Tordillos, 1/23/26Open Replacement Memorandum from Mayor, Foley & Tordillos, 1/23/26
- Letters from the Public - 2 of 2Open Letters from the Public - 2 of 2
- Letter Received Post MeetingOpen Letter Received Post Meeting
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentProposed Amendment to Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of the San José Municipal Code. - NOT TO BE HEARD BEFORE 6:00 P.M.
Approve an ordinance amending Chapter 17.22 (Mobilehome Rent Ordinance) of Title 17 of the San José Municipal Code, to include the following substantive updates and cleanups: (a) Add a mobilehome resident rights petition process to resolve rent disputes; (b) Expand mobilehome park rental registration requirements; (c) When a mobilehome is sold, permit a one-time 10% rent increase; (d) Remove the exemption for leases longer than 12 months and outdated provisions to conform with changes in state law; (e) Add a limited added benefit capital improvement petition process for landlords; (f) Streamline the ordinance and the program regulations, separating policy and procedure; and (g) Add an administrative appeal process for petition decisions. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making, resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Housing)
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- Letters from the Public - 1 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 1 of 5
- Letters from the Public - 2 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 2 of 5
- Memorandum from Doan, 1/14/26Open Memorandum from Doan, 1/14/26
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- OrdinanceOpen Ordinance
- Letters from the Public - 3 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 3 of 5
- Letters from the Public - 4 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 4 of 5
- Memorandum from Mayor, Foley, Tordillos & Mulcahy, 1/23/26Open Memorandum from Mayor, Foley, Tordillos & Mulcahy, 1/23/26
- Presentation - est. 10 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 10 minutes
- Letters from the Public - 5 of 5Open Letters from the Public - 5 of 5
- Memorandum from Campos, 1/26/26Open Memorandum from Campos, 1/26/26
- Letter from Assemblymember Kalra, 1/27/26Open Letter from Assemblymember Kalra, 1/27/26
- Letter Received Post MeetingOpen Letter Received Post Meeting
- Agenda ReadyCommunity & Economic DevelopmentMultifamily Housing Incentive Program Phase I Extension.
(a) Adopt a resolution amending the Multifamily Housing Incentive Program to: (1) Extend the deadline to apply for Multifamily Housing Incentive Program benefits to February 28, 2027, maintaining current eligibility criteria and incentive levels; (2) Add seven proposed housing projects to the list of eligible projects in the Multifamily Housing Incentive Program; (3) Increase eligibility for a 50% reduction in the Building and Structure Tax Construction Tax and Commercial, Residential, Mobile Home Park taxes from 1,800 units to 3,600 units that obtain a building permit before February 28, 2027, to accommodate robust developer interest and pipeline demand; and (4) Create a tiered prioritization system for allocating limited capacity based on a development project’s construction readiness, financing commitments, and first-come, first-served basis for building permit applications. (b) Approve an ordinance amending Section 4.46.039.13 of Chapter 4.46 and amending Section 4.47.098 to Chapter 4.47 of Title 4 of the San José Municipal Code to provide: (i) A 50% reduction of the Commercial, Residential, and Mobile Home Park Construction Tax and a 50% reduction of the Building and Structure Construction Tax to the first 3,600 units in projects eligible for the temporary Multifamily Housing Incentive that also obtain a City building permit by February 28, 2027; and (ii) A 25% reduction of the Building and Structure Construction Tax for any additional units beyond the first 3,600 for eligible Multifamily Housing Incentive Program projects. (c) Adopt a resolution amending the 2025-2026 Schedule of Fees and Charges to revise the Rental Inclusionary In-Lieu Fee Schedule, reducing the fees to $0 for projects eligible for the temporary Multifamily Housing Incentive Program that include at least 5% of units onsite at up to 110% area median income. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-008, General Procedure and Policy Making resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Housing/City Manager)
Attachments
- (a) ResolutionOpen (a) Resolution
- (c) ResolutionOpen (c) Resolution
- (b) OrdinanceOpen (b) Ordinance
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Letters from the Public - 1 of 2Open Letters from the Public - 1 of 2
- Presentation - est. 10 minutesOpen Presentation - est. 10 minutes
- Letters from the Public - 2 of 2Open Letters from the Public - 2 of 2
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaActions Related to the Transportation and Community Identification Elements.
(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute a Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for Transportation and Community Identification elements on the California Department of Transportation property along State Route 87, authorizing the planned improvements and affirming the City’s responsibility for ongoing maintenance of the improvements. (b) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or her designee to negotiate and execute an agreement with the San José Downtown Association to install the Transportation and Community Identification elements upon receipt of the required California Department of Transportation encroachment permit(s) and perform the City's ongoing maintenance and insurance responsibilities of the Transportation and Community Identification elements and urban enhancements as provided in the Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement with the California Department of Transportation. CEQA: Categorically Exempt, File No. ER25-261, CEQA Guideline Section 15301 Existing Facilities. Council Districts 3 and 6. (Economic Development and Cultural Affairs)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- (b) ResolutionOpen (b) Resolution
- (a) ResolutionOpen (a) Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaApproval of “Free Use” of City Hall Plaza and Janet Gray Hayes Rotunda for the Invisible Skies San José Art Project and Approval of the Tower and Rotunda Lighting Proclamation as an Official Public Art Display.
(a) Approve the Invisible Skies Tower and Rotunda Lighting on January 30, 2026, and January 31, 2026, as an Official Public Art Display. (b) Approve the Proclamation of Invisible Skies San José scheduled on January 30, 2026, and January 31, 2026. (c) Adopt a resolution authorizing “Free Use” of the City Hall Plaza and Rotunda on Saturday, January 31, 2026, for the Invisible Skies event, co-hosted by the City Manager’s Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs and ET Projects Foundation. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Economic Development and Cultural Affairs)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaSakauye Farmhouse Acquisition and Move to History Park.
Approve the acquisition and move of the historic Sakauye Farmhouse from the 0 Seely Avenue Mixed-Use project site to the City-owned History Park. CEQA: Environmental Impact Report for Seely Avenue Mixed-Use Project. (Resolution No. RES2024-297), File No(s). PDC21-035, PD22-002, PT22-003 and ER21-284. Council District 7. (Economic Development and Cultural Affairs)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaExtension of the Declaration and Proclamation of a Local Emergency for the Homeless Shelter Crisis in the City of San José.
Adopt a resolution, effective retroactively as of December 15, 2025, finding the continued existence of a homeless shelter crisis in the City of San José pursuant to, and in accordance with, the provisions of the California Government Code section 8698 et seq., and renewing the proclamation of a local emergency pursuant to, and in accordance with the provisions of California Government Code sections 8558 and 8630, the San José City Charter, and San José Municipal Code caused by conditions and threatened conditions of homelessness in the City of San José. CEQA: Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Emergency Interim Housing Programs project (Resolution No. RES2023-380), File No. ER22-198. (Housing)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaActions Related to the Proposed 2025-2027 Spending Plan for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant and Revised 2024-2026 Spending Plan for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund Grant.
(a) Approve the proposed 2025-2027 Spending Plan for the Supplemental Law Enforcement Grant in the amount of $1,496,772 and authorize the Chief of Police to amend the Spending Plan in conformity to the budget priorities set out in this memorandum and in the event State Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant payments are less or more than expected. (b) Approve the revised 2024-2026 Spending Plan for the additional Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Grant in the amount of $1,520,161. (c) Adopt the following 2025-2026 Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Source Resolution amendments in the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services (SLES) Fund: (1) Increase the estimate for Revenue from State of California by $3,016,933; (2) Establish the SLES Grant 2025-2027 City-Wide Expense appropriation to the Police Department in the amount of $1,496,772; and (3) Increase the SLES Grant 2024-2026 City-Wide Expense appropriation to the Police Department by $1,520,161. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment, and File No. PP17-006, Grant Application with no commitment or obligation to enter into an agreement at the time of application. (Police/City Manager) [Deferred from 12/16/2025 - Item 2.23 (25-1322)]
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaActions Related to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program Fiscal Year 2025 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Award.
(a) Adopt a resolution accepting the 2025 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Award in the amount of $641,658; and authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute any grant agreements, amendments, and all related documents, including online certifications at time of award acceptance and reimbursement requests, without further City Council action. (b) Adopt the following 2025-2026 Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution amendments in the General Fund: (1) Increase the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Invited Award - Police 2023 City-Wide Expenses appropriation to the Police Department in the amount of $641,658; and (2) Increase the estimate for Revenue from the Federal Government by $641,658. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. (Police/City Manager)
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- ResolutionOpen Resolution
- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaBoards and Commissions Appointment.
Approve the following Boards and Commissions appointment: (a) Senior Citizens Commission: (1) Citywide Seat: Appoint Patrick Waite for term ending June 30, 2029. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (City Clerk)
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- ApplicationOpen Application
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaMayor and Council Excused Absence Requests.
Request for an excused absence for Councilmember Kamei from the regular meeting of Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole on January 7, 2026, due to authorized family business. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative Activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Kamei) [Rules Committee referral 1/14/2026 - Item A.1.a]
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaApproval of the Super Bowl 60, NVIDIA GTC, NCAA Division I Tournament, and 2026 FIFA World Cup Celebration Flag Raisings, Proclamations, and Tower and Rotunda Lighting Ceremonies Sponsored by the Office of Mayor Matt Mahan as City Council Sponsored Special Events to Expend City Funds and Accept Donations of Materials and Services for the Events.
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on January 14, 2026: (a) Approve the NFL Super Bowl 60, NVIDIA GTC, NCAA Division I Tournament, and 2026 FIFA World Cup Flag Raisings, Proclamations, and Tower and Rotunda Lightings as City Council sponsored Special Events scheduled as follows: (1) Super Bowl 60: February 1, 2026 to February 8, 2026; (2) NVIDIA GTC: March 14, 2026 to March 21, 2026 (3) NCAA Division I Tournament: March 24, 2026 to March 30, 2026; and (4) FIFA World Cup: June 10, 2026 to June 27, 2026 and July 6, 2026 to July 20, 2026. (b) Approve the expenditure of funds and accept donations from various individuals, businesses, or community groups to support the events. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-011, Temporary Special Events resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Mayor Mahan) [Rules Committee referral 1/14/2026 - Item B.4]
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyConsent AgendaApproval of District 9 SAP Funds for Rotary Club of San José Foundation.
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on January 21, 2026, approve a grant to the Rotary Club of San José Foundation to support their Enterprise Leadership Conference in the amount of $2,500. CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-010, City Organizational and Administrative activities resulting in no changes to the physical environment. (Foley) [Rules Committee referral 1/21/2026 - Item B.2]
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- MemorandumOpen Memorandum
- Agenda ReadyClosed Session Agenda