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CC - 1) Consideration of an Earlier Start Time for City Council Meetings and 2) Adoption of a Resolution Setting the Regular Meetings of the City Council for the Calendar Year 2020.
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Meeting Date: December 9, 2019
Contact Person/Dept: Jeremy Green/City Clerk
Phone Number: (310) 253-5851
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (12/03/19)
Department Approval: Serena Wright, Assistant City Manager (11/21/19)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council consider an earlier start time for City Council meetings, and adopt a resolution setting the regular meetings of the City Council for the calendar year 2020.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Charter Section 608 authorizes the Council to determine the regular meeting dates of the City Council by ordinance or resolution and adjourn any regular meeting to a date certain.
Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Section 3.01.100 states that “all official, regular and adjourned meetings of the City Council shall be held in the City Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise specified by resolution of the City Council.” The CCMC goes on to state that “If any regular meeting shall fall on a legal holiday, no meeting shall be held on such holiday, but shall be held on the next succeeding day thereafter that is not a holiday at 7:00 p.m.”
While the regular meeting dates have always begun at 7:00 PM, several recent dates have included a special meeting at an earlier start time followed by a regular meeting for items that require consideration at a regular meeting. This has allowed for more presentations, study sessions, and longer meetings to occur without the need to add additional meeting dates.
The CCMC allows City Council to set meetings with an earlier start time. Staff recommends City Council consider a 6:00 p.m. start time for regular sessions in 2020, and that meeting dates following a Monday holiday also be considered a regular meeting date, and begin at 6:00 p.m. as well. Staff also recommends considering including the work plan and budget study sessions as regular meeting dates so that they can be planned for in advance.
Exhibit A of the Proposed Resolution outlines the dates for City Council to consider as the Regular City Council meeting dates for 2020. These dates are presented to City Council for approval and, as discussed, may be amended upon majority consensus of the City Council. Once the meeting dates are established by adoption of the proposed Resolution, they may only be changed by adoption of a subsequent resolution at a regular meeting of the City Council.
FISCAL ANALYSIS
None.
ATTACHMENTS
2019-12-09_ATT - Proposed Resolution
MOTION
That the City Council:
1. Adopt a resolution setting the regular meetings of the City Council for the calendar year 2020.