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Matter ROGC 25-346

Annual City Council Referral Status Report. (City Manager)

Joint Meeting for the Rules and Open Government Committee and Committee of the Whole Agenda Ready Introduced 23 Oct 2025
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ROGC 25-346
Type
Rules Committee Reviews, Recommendations and Approvals
Status
Agenda Ready
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Unknown
Introduced
23 Oct 2025
Last synced
19 May 2026 · 04:11

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Memorandum

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The memorandum from Emily Lam to the Rules and Open Government Committee discusses the Annual City Council Referral Status Report. It recommends accepting the report and deferring one City Council Referral related to a traffic study. The report fulfills the requirement of City Council Policy 0-12 for an annual update on City Council Referrals. It includes details on the status of 137 City Council Referrals, with various departments involved and a breakdown of their progress. The memorandum also outlines the process for dropping or deferring referrals and mentions future updates to the City Council.

Key points
  • The memorandum is dated October 24, 2025.
  • It recommends accepting the Annual City Council Referral Status Report and deferring one referral.
  • The report fulfills the requirement of City Council Policy 0-12 for an annual update.
  • There are a total of 137 City Council Referrals, with varying complexity and departmental assignments.
  • The report includes status updates on referrals, with 64 completed, 61 in progress, 8 not started, and 3 deferred.
  • One referral related to a traffic study is recommended for deferral until certain occupancy milestones are reached.
  • Future updates on City Council Referrals will be provided in spring 2026 and an annual report in fall 2026.
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RULES COMMITTEE: ITEM: 10/29/25 C.1 TO: RULES AND OPEN FROM: Emily Lam GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE SUBJECT: Annual City Council Referral Status Report Approved DATE: October 24, 2025 Date: 10/24/25 RECOMMENDATION (a) (b) Accept the Annual City Council Referral Status Report. Defer the City Council Referral listed in the staff memorandum. SUMMARY AND OUTCOME Accepting the Annual City Council Referral Status Report will fulfill City Council Policy 012's requirement for the City Administration to issue an annual report on the status of City Council Referrals to the Rules and Open Government Committee (Rules Committee). Deferring the selected City Council Referral will direct staff to temporarily pause related actions until a later, specified date. BACKGROUND City Council Policy 0-12 establishes uniform procedures for processing and tracking requests for policy analysis. City Council Policy 0-12 defines City Council Referrals (in relevant part) as major studies of “an item of a legislative, service delivery, policy, and/or investment nature” that may require over 40 hours of staff work, fiscal resources, complex policy analyses, City Council action, and/or changes to the San José Municipal...