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File #: 20-273    Version: 1 Name: Lowering Flags to Half-Staff
Type: Minute Order Status: Action Item
File created: 9/10/2019 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 9/23/2019 Final action:
Title: CC- (1) Adoption of a Resolution Adopting a City Council Policy Entitled Flags on City Flag Poles as Recommended by the Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee; (2) Direction to the City Manager to Rescind Administrative Policy Statement No. I-05 Entitled Flags on City Flag Poles; (3) Direction to the City Manager Regarding Lowering Flags to Half-Staff Until Congress Takes Action on Gun Safety Legislation; and (4) Other Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
Attachments: 1. 2019-09-23_ATT_Admin Policy Statement I-05_Flags on City Flag Poles.pdf, 2. 2019-09-23_ATT_Proposed Changes to Existing Flag Policy.pdf, 3. 2019-09-23_ATT_Proposed Resolution Adopting City Council Flag Policy.pdf
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CC- (1) Adoption of a Resolution Adopting a City Council Policy Entitled Flags on City Flag Poles as Recommended by the Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee; (2) Direction to the City Manager to Rescind Administrative Policy Statement No. I-05 Entitled Flags on City Flag Poles; (3) Direction to the City Manager Regarding Lowering Flags to Half-Staff Until Congress Takes Action on Gun Safety Legislation; and (4) Other Direction to the City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.

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Meeting Date: September 23, 2019

Contact Person/Dept: Shelly Wolfberg/City Manager's Office

Phone Number: (310) 253-6000

Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]

Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]

Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:

Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/17/19);

Department Approval: John M. Nachbar, City Manager (09/16/19)
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RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends the City Council (1) adopt a Resolution adopting a City Council Policy entitled Flags on City Flag Poles as recommended by the Ad Hoc City Council Policies Subcommittee (Mayor Sahli-Wells and Council Member Fisch); (2) direct the City Manager to rescind Administrative Policy Statement No. I-05 entitled Flags on City Flag Poles; (3) provide direction to the City Manager regarding lowering flags to half-staff until Congress takes action on Gun Safety Legislation; and (4) provide other direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.


BACKGROUND

At the August 12, 2019 City Council Meeting, Mayor Sahli-Wells discussed the recent mass shootings that had taken place. She recommended (and the City Council concurred) to adjourn the City Council meeting in memory of the victims of the shootings in Gilroy, California; El Paso, Texas; Dayton, Ohio, and those who were the victims of the stabbing in Orange County. ...

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