RULES/AGENCY RULES COMMITTEE
Meeting Report
October 1, 2003
PRESENT: Chair
Dando; Members Chavez, Cortese, Williams and Yeager
ABSENT: None
STAFF: City
Attorney Richard Doyle, City Clerk Patricia O’Hearn, Council Agenda Manager for
the Mayor’s Office Jennifer Carlino, Assistant to the City Manager Deanna
Santana, and Redevelopment Agency Liaison Gary Miskimon
Chair
Dando called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
A. Redevelopment Agency
1. Review October 14, 2003 Draft Agenda
The Committee recommended approval of the October 14,
2003 Redevelopment Agency agenda.
2. Add New Items to October 7, 2003 Agenda
There was one change to the October 7, 2003 Redevelopment
Agency agenda:
● Redevelopment
Board Requests
None.
● Executive
Director Requests
a. Defer Item 5.1 to October 21, 2003: “Implementation of the Mayor’s budget
rebalancing recommendations and proposed FY 2003-04 capital and operating
budget adjustments.”
● RDA
Counsel Requests
None.
3. Staff Reports Outstanding
Documents
Filed: Report from Redevelopment
Agency Liaison Gary Miskimon, dated September 30, 2003, stating there is one
staff report outstanding for the October 7, 2003 Redevelopment Agency meeting.
Discussion/Action: The Committee noted and filed the
Redevelopment Agency Liaison’s report.
B. City
Council
1. Review October 14, 2003 Draft Agenda
The Committee recommended approval of the October 14,
2003 City Council agenda.
a. Additions/Changes
There
were none.
2. Add New Items to October 7, 2003 Agenda
The Committee recommended the following additions to
the October 7, 2003 City Council agenda:
● Mayor
and Councilmember Requests
a. Present
a commendation to Billy DeFrank Center for National Coming Out Day (Reed/Yeager)
● City
Manager Requests
a. Present
a proclamation declaring the week of October 5, 2003 as Fire Prevention Week
b. Accept
the reports on the Library Benefit Assessment District and the Library Annual
Usage
c. Approve
the proposed schedule, process, and evaluation criteria for the FY 04-05 CDBG
Application cycle
● City
Attorney Requests
None.
● City
Clerk Requests
None.
3. Staff Reports Outstanding
Documents
Filed: Report from the City
Manager’s Office dated September 30, 2003 listing one staff report outstanding
for the October 7, 2003 Council agenda.
Discussion/Action: The Committee noted and filed the City
Manager’s report.
C. Legislative
Update
1. State
Documents
Filed: None.
Discussion/Action: Betsy Shotwell, Director of
Intergovernmental Relations, informed the Committee that the State Legislature
passed AB1313 which extends Megan’s Law to 2007.
2. Federal
No report.
D. Meeting
Schedules
There were none.
E. The
Public Record
There was no Public Record filed.
F. Appointments
to Boards, Commissions and Committees
There
were none.
G. Rules
Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. California’s Megan’s Law:
Recommendations for Improvements
(Council
Referral 9/23/03 – Item 3.6)
Documents
Filed: Memorandum from Thomas R.
Wheatley, Acting Chief of Police, dated September 5, 2003, requesting Council
approve three recommendations to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of the
Megan’s Law Database
Discussion/Action: Deputy Chief Rob Davis reviewed the Police
Department’s recommendations to improve California’s Megan’s Law. Other officers present to answer questions
were Sargeant Ron Elder, Officer James Menard and Lieutenant Scott
Cornfield. It was ascertained that the
Police Department’s recommendations would have to be enacted by State
legislation.
In
response to Chair Dando’s questions, the officers replied that inaccuracies and
difficulties in accessing all of the various databases are the main obstacles
facing the San Jose Police Department in its monitoring and enforcement
efforts. Until such time as the
databases are improved and more readily available to the general public, Chair
Dando (referring to her request from March 2003), again requested that, at a
minimum, information on high-risk sex offenders be posted on the City’s web
site.
The Committee
directed the City Attorney and the Police Department to return to Rules
Committee in thirty days with a report regarding the feasibility of placing
information about San Jose’s high-risk sex offenders on the City’s web page;
the Committee also directed Administration to prepare a letter, signed by the
Mayor and Council Members, forwarding to the State Legislature the Police
Department’s recommendations to improve Megan’s Law.
H. Oral
Communications
None were presented.
I. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:45 P.M.
Pat
Dando, Chair
Rules/Agency
Rules Committee