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Matter 26-710

Amendment to City Council Policy 7-14, City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy and Adjustment to the 2026-2027 Fees and Charges Report.

City Council Agenda Ready Introduced 02 Jun 2026
3 Documents on file 1.09 MB · 3 extracted · 3 AI summaries
File
26-710
Type
Consent Agenda
Status
Agenda Ready
Requester
Unknown
Introduced
02 Jun 2026
Last synced
21 Jul 2026 · 00:11

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Memorandum

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This memorandum proposes amendments to City Council Policy 7-14 regarding the City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy and adjustments to the 2026-2027 Fees and Charges Report. It recommends allowing the Mayor's Office and each Council Office three free lighting uses per calendar year and increasing the Rotunda Lighting Programming Fee to $900 per program. The amendments aim to reduce internal cost barriers while maintaining the policy's intent to recognize significant achievements and events.

Key points
  • Amendment to City Council Policy 7-14 to allow three free lighting uses per calendar year for the Mayor's Office and each Council Office.
  • Increase in the Rotunda Lighting Programming Fee to $900 per program.
  • The policy aims to recognize significant achievements, ceremonial events, and community milestones.
  • The memorandum has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office and the Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Department.
  • No additional follow-up action with the City Council is expected at this time.
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COUNCIL AGENDA: FILE: ITEM: TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SUBJECT: See Below Approved 6/16/26 26-710 2.22 FROM: Matt Loesch Jim Shannon DATE: May 26, 2026 Date: 6/2/26 COUNCIL DISTRICT: Citywide SUBJECT: Amendment to City Council Policy 7-14, City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy and Adjustment to the 2026-2027 Fees and Charges Report RECOMMENDATION (a) Adopt a resolution amending City Council Policy 7-14, City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy, to include up to three free lighting uses per calendar year for the Mayor’s Office and each Council Office. (b) Adopt a resolution amending the 2026-2027 Schedule of Fees and Charges to increase the Rotunda Lighting Programming Fee (All Users) to $900 per program to reflect current cost recovery. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME Adoption of the recommendation amends City Council Policy 7-14, City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy (attachment), to allow the Mayor’s Office and each Council Office three free City Hall lighting events each calendar year. The amendment reduces internal cost barriers while maintaining the existing policy intent to recognize significant achievements, ceremonial events, and community milestones. Approval of the...
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(a) Resolution

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This document is a draft resolution from the City Council of San José, proposing revisions to City Council Policy No. 7-14, the 'City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy.' The revisions include provisions for up to three free lighting uses per calendar year for the Mayor’s Office and each Council Office, along with minor updates and clarifications to the existing policy. The policy aims to facilitate temporary lighting displays at City Hall for various events and recognitions. The resolution is set to replace the previous version of the policy adopted on September 14, 2021.

Key points
  • The resolution proposes revisions to City Council Policy No. 7-14.
  • It includes up to three free lighting uses per calendar year for the Mayor’s Office and each Council Office.
  • The policy aims to recognize significant achievements and events through temporary lighting displays at City Hall.
  • The revised policy will replace the previous version adopted on September 14, 2021.
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NVF:NXN:KML 8/19/2021 RESOLUTION NO. ______________ A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE APPROVING REVISIONS TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 7-14, “CITY HALL SPECIAL EVENT LIGHTING POLICY”, TO INCLUDE UP TO THREE FREE LIGHTING USES PER CALENDAR YEAR FOR THE MAYOR’S OFFICE AND EACH COUNCIL OFFICE, AND TO MAKE MINOR UPDATES, CLARIFICATIONS, CORRECTIONS, OR TECHNICAL CHANGES WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San José (“City”) adopted City Council Policy 7-14, “City Hall Special Event Lighting Policy”, by City Council action on June 20, 2017 to provide for temporary lighting displays at the City Hall Rotunda for private and public events and the City Hall Tower as related to official City business and local, national, and worldwide events, which policy has since been amended by the City Council on September 14, 2021; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the policy is to enable the City and the community to recognize significant achievements, public engagement, special and ceremonial events, public art displays, and to provide support during times of local, national, or worldwide events via special lighting of the City Hall Tower and Rotunda; and WHEREAS, in order to reduce...
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(b) Resolution

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This document is a draft resolution from the City Council of San Jose, amending Resolution No. 72737 and its subsequent amendments to increase the Rotunda Lighting Programming Fee to $900 per program, effective July 1, 2026.

Key points
  • The resolution amends Resolution No. 72737 and its previous amendments.
  • The Rotunda Lighting Programming Fee will be increased to $900 per program.
  • The effective date for the new fee is July 1, 2026.
Limitations
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  • Several placeholders and unresolved sections are present, including the final resolution number for the amendment.

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SAW:NXN:KMF 05/29/2026 RESOLUTION NO. ________ A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 72737 AS PREVIOUSLY AMENDED BY RESOLUTIONS NOS. 73019, 73056, 73242, 73637, 73831, 73879, 73881, 74035, 74047, 74452, 74839, 74841, 74981, 75135, 75334, 75338, 75442, 75502, 75509, 75600, 75610, 75639, 75641, 75684, 75725, 75783, 75863, 75913, 76085, 76230, 76282, 76397, 76476, 76611, 76663, 76953, 77018, 77102, 77110, 77137, 77253, 77382, 77558, 77784, 78032, 78163, 78210, 78415, 78472, 78627, 78694, 78858, 78932, 78981, 79138, 79368, 79580, 79688, 79903, 79992, 80088, 80571, 80767, 80776, RES2023-220, RES2024-230, RES2024-277, RES2025205, RES2025-286, RES2026-2, RES2026-21, RES2026-23, AND RES2026-___ TO INCREASE THE ROTUNDA LIGHTING PROGRAMMING FEE (ALL USERS) TO $900 PER PROGRAM TO REFLECT CURRENT COST RECOVERY, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026 WHEREAS, on June 14, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 72737 establishing the Schedule of Fees and Charges effective July 1, 2005; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 73019 amending the Schedule of Fees and Charges to establish a Secondary Units Clearance Fee, effective...