RULES/AGENCY RULES COMMITTEE
Meeting Report
October 29, 2003
PRESENT: Chair
Dando; Members Chavez, Cortese; Williams and Yeager
ABSENT: None
STAFF: City
Attorney Rick 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 2:02 p.m.
A. Redevelopment Agency
1. Review November 11, 2003 Draft Agenda
DROP – MEETING CANCELLED/CITY HOLIDAY
2. Add New Items to November 4, 2003 Agenda
There is no Redevelopment Agency meeting scheduled
for November 4, 2003.
● Redevelopment
Board Requests
None.
● Executive
Director Requests
None.
● RDA
Counsel Requests
None.
3. Staff Reports Outstanding
None.
B. City
Council
1. Review November 11, 2003 Draft Agenda
DROP – MEETING CANCELLED/CITY HOLIDAY
a. Additions/Changes
There
were none.
2. Add New Items to November 4, 2003 Agenda
The Committee recommended the following additions to
the November 4, 2003 City Council agenda:
● Mayor
and Councilmember Requests
a. Appointments
to the Healthy Neighborhood Venture Fund Advisory Committee (Mayor)
b. Approval
of actions to establish funding for the preparation of the Evergreen Community
Plan, update of the Evergreen Area Development Policy, and related
environmental documents (Cortese)
c. Present
a commendation to Don Johnson for his dedicated service to our community
through providing outstanding junior tennis programs and teaching life skills
to the youth of the City of San Jose
(Williams)
d. Present
a commendation to Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment/Siebel Open for its
continuing generous contributions to the City of San Jose through community
service, charitable giving, and sponsorship of junior tennis programs for our
community’s youth (Williams)
● City
Manager Requests
a. Approve
agreements related to the donation of frontage within Towers Lane
City
Attorney Requests
a. Approve an ordinance amending certain time
limitations with respect to redevelopment plans
b. Discussion and direction on an ordinance
relating to a local preference in the procurement of contracts
c. (1) Adoption
of a resolution implementing a policy and appeal procedures for the
prequalification of contractors on public works projects
(2) Direction
to the Department of Public Works to return in a year with a status report
regarding prequalification and recommendations on whether to continue and/or
modify the prequalification policy and appeal procedures
● City
Clerk Requests
a. Minutes of May 12, 2003, Proposed 2003-04
Operating Budget
3. Staff Reports Outstanding
Documents
Filed: Report from the City
Manager’s Office dated October 28, 2003 listing three staff reports outstanding
for the November 4, 2003 Council agenda.
Discussion/Action: The Committee noted and filed the City
Manager’s report.
C. Legislative
Update
1. State
There was no report.
2. Federal
There
was no report.
D. Meeting
Schedules
Documents Filed: Memorandum from Deanna
Santana, Assistant to the City Manager, dated October 28, 2003, requesting a
Study Session.
Discussion/Action: The Committee recommended
approval to schedule a Study Session on Economic Strategy immediately following
the November 18, 2003 Council meeting.
E. The
Public Record
Documents Filed: Memorandum from City Clerk Patricia O’Hearn
dated October 23, 2003 transmitting items filed for the Public Record for the
period October 15-21, 2003.
Discussion/Action: The Committee noted and filed the Public
Record.
F. Appointments to Boards, Commissions and
Committees
There were none.
G. Rules
Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
1. Proposal
for posting high-risk sex offender data on the San Jose Police Department
web-site
(Rules
Committee Referral 10/1/03, Item G)
This
item was reported at the November 4, 2003 Council meeting.
2. Review workload assessment to develop an
ordinance to allow disability payments to be excluded from income taxes
(Rules
Committee Referral 10/15/03, Item G)
Documents
Filed: None.
Discussion/Action: The Committee continued this item to the
November 12, 2003 Rules Committee meeting.
3. Request for workload assessment to
develop a position on a resolution supporting a statewide ballot initiative to
require voter approval before state government may confiscate local tax funds
Documents
Filed: Memorandum from Council
Member Dave Cortese dated October 23, 2003 requesting a workload assessment to
develop a position on a resolution supporting a statewide ballot initiative to
require voter approval before state government may confiscate local tax funds.
Discussion/Action: The Committee dropped this item.
4. Request for item to be placed on Council
agenda regarding selection of Redevelopment Agency Director
(Rules
Committee Referral 10/22/03, Item H)
Documents Filed: Letter from District 1
resident Pete Campbell dated October 20, 2003 requesting an item be placed on
the next Council agenda regarding selection of the Redevelopment Agency
Director.
Discussion/Action: Speakers in favor of Mr.
Campbell’s request were: Pete Campbell
and Lorraine Wallace Roe, Coalition for Redevelopment Reform. City Attorney Richard Doyle explained to the
Committee that State statutes govern the appointment of the Redevelopment
Agency Director. Member Cortese stated
he was not in favor of forwarding this item to the Council; but he did agree
with pursuing a comprehensive public process.
The Committee recommended no action on this item, but reached consensus
that the City solicit public input in the selection of a Redevelopment Agency
Director in a manner akin to the current outreach for Police Chief and Fire
Chief.
H. Oral
Communications
There were none presented.
I. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:30 P.M.
Pat
Dando, Chair
Rules/Agency
Rules Committee