Discussion of the Agenda Item Pending List and the Tentative Agendas. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 11/26/2007 AGENDA ITEM: Discussion of the Agenda Item Pending List and the Tentative Agendas. Contact Person/Dept.: Shelly Wolfberg Phone Number: (310) 253 6008 Item Number:A 2 Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master Notification List (11/21/2007) Action Item: X Attachments: X Department Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (09/19/07) Fiscal Impact Review: Marlee Chang (09/20/07) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (09/18/07) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (11/21/07) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council discuss the Agenda Item Pending List and the Tentative Agendas (including identifying any items which may have been overlooked) and provide other direction to staff as deemed appropriate. BACKGROUND The City Council requested the City Manager to provide an opportunity to periodically review the tentative agendas for future Council meetings. In response this item is presented to the City Council at the second regular City Council meeting of each month. This presentation allows the City Council to provide policy direction to staff in the case the City Council determines it wished to consider items in a different timeline that scheduled by staff. DISCUSSION: The Agenda Item Pending List and the tentative agendas are used to help plan future City Council meetings. In planning these meetings staff attempts to place items on agendas which yield an estimated meeting ending time of between 10:30 PM and 11:00 PM. While staff strives to keep items on the agenda they were originally scheduled many factors can impact the final placement of an agenda for consideration by the City Council. Some of these factors are: City Council direction for placement of an item on a specific agenda The need for outside agency approval (such as the State of California) prior ...
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