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Votes at a glance: key San Jose City Council actions Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and roll call outcomes recorded during the San Jose City Council meeting on Jan. 28, 2025, including consent items, land use consent, an airport parking contract, vice mayor appointment, auditor report acceptance and the District 3 interim appointment.
This is a compact summary of the formal actions recorded at the Jan. 28, 2025 San Jose City Council meeting. Each entry lists the agenda item, short description, recorded vote and relevant notes from the meeting transcript.
- Item 2.14 — Consent item with recusal(s) - Description: Consent calendar item 2.14 required recusals by two council members due to campaign contributions; council proceeded to vote on item 2.14 after recusals. - Motion: Move approval on 2.14 - Vote: Motion passed unanimously (record shows approval after recusals were handled) - Notes: Two councilmembers recused themselves from participating in that specific item due to campaign contribution disclosures.
- Item 2.16 — Consent/joint memo (multifamily housing waiver policy) - Description: Council considered a joint memo to amend policy so projects funded by bonds outside the city would not require council waiver for each project. - Motion: Include item 2.16 with the consent calendar - Vote: Motion passed unanimously (consent calendar approved) - Notes: Purpose was to expedite approvals for multifamily housing projects using external bond funding.
- Item 10.1A — Land use consent (rezoning/site permit for 130 Stockton Avenue) - Description: Land use consent hearing for a project at 130 Stockton Avenue; no public commenters germane to item. - Motion: Move approval - Vote: Motion passed unanimously - Notes: No substantive public testimony for this item.
- Item 5.1 — Airport Parking Garage and Surface Lot Management Services Agreement - Description: Approval of an airport parking management agreement. - Motion: Move for approval - Vote: Motion passed unanimously - Notes: No public comment recorded for this item.
- Item 3.3 — Appointment of Vice Mayor - Description: Council rotated the vice mayor position and appointed Council Member Pam Foley for the next two years. - Motion: Mayor’s memorandum recommending appointment - Vote: Motion passed unanimously - Notes: Mayor thanked outgoing Vice Mayor Rosemary Kamei for her service before the vote.
- Item 3.4 — Annual report on city services (presented by the City Auditor) - Description: City Auditor Joe Royce presented the 17th annual report on city services. - Motion: Accept the annual report on city services - Vote: Motion passed unanimously - Notes: Council directed additional reporting alignment with the council’s net placement goal and asked for data context on several metrics.
- Item 3.5 — Interim appointment for Council District 3 - Description: Council interviewed applicants for the interim District 3 appointment and voted to appoint an interim councilmember. - Motion: Select interim councilmember by council ballot after permitting selection by simple majority - Vote: Council first debated a two‑thirds threshold; then voted 7–3 to permit selection by simple majority; final ballot selected Carl Salas (six votes to four) - Notes: Salas was sworn in at the meeting.
Several other consent and administrative items listed on the printed agenda were approved by unanimous vote during the meeting and did not produce extended public debate. The council recorded no additional ordinances, resolutions or contract awards with contested roll calls during the session.
