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Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Bien Doan, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Council Chambers	2:00 PM	Wednesday, March 4, 2026
For live translations in over 50 languages, please go to https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FAYU-7105
How to observe the Meeting (no public comment):
1) Cable Channel 26,
2) https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting, or
3) https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
4) By phone 888 475 4499. Webinar ID: 941 1478 1397. Alternative phone numbers are: US: +1
(213) 338-8477 or +1 (408) 638-0968 or (877) 853-5257 (Toll Free)
5) By online https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/94114781397
Use a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 16+.
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How to submit written Public Comment for items on the agenda:
1) By email to city.clerk@sanjoseca.gov by 8:00 a.m. the day of the meeting.
How to provide spoken Public Comment during the Committee Meeting:
Fill out a Yellow Speaker's Card and submit it to boxes at the bottom of the Chambers.
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March 4, 2026	Joint Meeting for the Rules and
Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
Agenda
A. City Council (City Clerk)
1. Review Final Agenda
Review March 10, 2026 Final Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Final Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or
Documents (if needed)
ROGC
26-081
Agenda for March 10, 2026 (to be updated on 3/4/2026)	Attachments
2. Review Draft Agenda
Review March 17, 2026 Draft Agenda.
a. Add New Items to Draft Agenda
b. Assign "Time Certain" to Agenda Items (if needed)
c. Review of Notice of Waiver Requirements for Agenda Items or
Documents (if needed)
ROGC
26-082
Agenda to be posted on the day of the meeting.
Notice to the public: There will be no separate discussion of individual Consent Calendar items as they
are considered to be routine and will be adopted by one motion. If a member of the Committee requests
debate, separate vote or recusal on a particular item, that item may be removed from the Consent
Calendar by the Chair and considered separately. The public may comment on the entire Consent
Calendar and any items removed from the Consent Calendar by the Chair.
B. Consent Calendar
The Public Record for February 19, 2026 - February 26, 2026. (City
Clerk)
ROGC
26-084
1.
Recommendation: Receive and file the Public Record for February 19, 2026 - February
26, 2026.
The Public Record	Attachments
C. Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
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March 4, 2026	Joint Meeting for the Rules and
Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
Agenda
The Cost of Residential Development in San José. (Mayor, Kamei,
Campos, Tordillos, and Cohen)
ROGC
26-085
1.
Recommendation: Direct the City Manager to amend the scope of work for the next Cost
of Residential Development Study to include:
a. A feasibility analysis based on an expanded list of housing
typologies including single-stairwell multifamily buildings and other
small multifamily buildings.
b. An analysis of the impact of off-site improvements on the cost
and supply of housing, based on past improvements conditioned on
various housing development projects.
c. An analysis of the financial impact of various reach codes and
local amendments adopted or under consideration for adoption by the
City Council.
d. An analysis that identifies the parking ratio as one factor in the
cost of development an

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Summary (draft minutes):
Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and
Committee of the Whole
City of San José
Agenda
City of San José
200 East Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
Committee Members
David Cohen, Chair
Rosemary Kamei, Vice Chair
Pam Foley, Member
Bien Doan, Member
Domingo Candelas, Member
Committee Staff
Lee Wilcox, Assistant City Manager
Joy Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk
Kevin Fisher, Assistant City Attorney
Rachelle Blattman, City Manager's Office
Council Chambers	2:00 PM	Wednesday, March 4, 2026
For live translations in over 50 languages, please go to https://attend.wordly.ai/join/FAYU-7105
How to observe the Meeting (no public comment):
1) Cable Channel 26,
2) https://www.sanjoseca.gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting, or
3) https://www.youtube.com/CityofSanJoseCalifornia
4) By phone 888 475 4499. Webinar ID: 941 1478 1397. Alternative phone numbers are: US: +1
(213) 338-8477 or +1 (408) 638-0968 or (877) 853-5257 (Toll Free)
5) By online https://sanjoseca.zoom.us/j/94114781397
Use a current, up-to-date browser: Chrome 30+, Firefox 27+, Microsoft Edge 12+, Safari 16+.
Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer.
How to submit writte

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