San José City Council
March 18, 2025 — Regular meeting, 8h 12m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Domingo Candelas, seconded by Councilmember Bien Doan, and carried unanimously, the Consent Calendar was approved as a whole and the below actions were taken as indicated. (11-0-0)
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Verified · draft minutes
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Domingo Candelas, seconded by Bien Doan
Mover: Candelas, seconder: Doan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approval of item
How they voted — approval of item
motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 3.1 · background & details
Motion by Domingo Candelas
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Motion to defer the fifth objective to CED for further discussion
Motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 3.1 · background & details
Motion by Pamela Campos, seconded by Peter Ortiz
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Acceptance of the recommendation to move the project forward
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Absent: Pamela Campos
Agenda item 8.2 · background & details
Motion by David Cohen
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Action: Upon motion by Councilmember Bien Doan, seconded by Councilmember Pamela Campos, and carried unanimously, the status report on the work to implement the Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan was accepted. (11-0-0)
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Verified · draft minutes
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 8.3 · background & details
Motion by Bien Doan, seconded by Pamela Campos
Mover: Doan, seconder: Campos (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of item 8.4
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pam Foley, George Casey
Agenda item 8.4 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
substitute motion from Councilmember Ortiz
How they voted
motion fails with a vote of five to six Unverified
Yes: David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pamela Campos
Motion by Peter Ortiz, seconded by Pamela Campos
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Substitute motion
How they voted
Substitute motion failed Unverified
Motion by Pamela Campos
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Amendment to the main motion
How they voted
Motion fails five to six Unverified
Yes: David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Bien Doan, Domingo Candelas, Pamela Campos
Motion by David Cohen
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call the question
How they voted
motion passes 8 to 3 Unverified
Yes: Matt Mahan, Rosemary Kamei, Pamela Campos, Anthony Tordillos, Michael Mulcahy, Bien Doan, Pam Foley, George Casey
No: David Cohen, Peter Ortiz, Domingo Candelas
Motion by David Cohen
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
original motion
How they voted
motion passes 7 to 4 Unverified
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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