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FLBC - Discussion of Fiesta La Ballona Committee Virtual Meetings Versus In-Person Meetings (When Allowed) and Determination of a Future Meeting Format.
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Meeting Date: August 11, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Darren Uhl/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6655
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Fiesta La Ballona (08/09/2021); (Email) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (08/09/2021)
Department Approval: Darren Uhl, RCS Manager (08/09/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Fiesta La Ballona Committee discuss Fiesta La Ballona Committee virtual meetings versus in-person meetings (when allowed) and determine a future meeting format.
BACKGROUND
The Los Angeles County Health Officer Order was recently modified to require masking for everyone while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. This was due to the fact that Los Angeles County saw more than a seven-times increase in new cases since the June 15, 2021, reopening. The indoor masking mandate became effective Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 11:59 PM. Some exceptions apply, similar to masking requirements that were in place prior to the June 15 reopening.
On July 20, 2021, City Manager John Nachbar informed staff that in-person public meetings will not take place until the mask requirement mandated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is lifted. In order to prepare for reopening, Culver City Commissions, Boards and Committees (CBCs) are being asked to review and discuss the information below.
DISCUSSION
Reopening Procedures
The City Manager has determined that meetings will be held as follows, once the indoor masking mandate is lifted:
• City Council and Planning Commission meetings will be held in a hybrid fashion, allowing the public to attend in-person or virtually.
o Staff may (currently) attend in person or virtually
• All other CBCs, Joint Meetings, Subcommittee meetings may choose, as a group, to meet either entirely virtually or in-person. Please note that there is no hybrid option for the Fiesta La Ballona Committee.
Future Fiesta La Ballona Meeting Format
There is currently no information regarding the duration of the indoor masking mandate. When it is lifted, the Fiesta La Ballona Committee may either continue to hold virtual meetings as is currently being done or opt to have in-person meetings at the Culver City Senior Center in rooms C71 and C73. It is recommended that the Committee members make this decision at this evening’s meeting. The future meeting format may be decided either by consensus or through a formal motion, whichever the Committee members prefer.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of holding the FLB Committee meetings virtually as opposed to in-person is yet to be determined and will most likely vary. However, Information Technology Department staff typically provide additional support for virtual meetings which could result in an increased cost to the City for this type of public meeting.
ATTACHMENTS
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MOTION
That the Fiesta La Ballona Committee:
Discuss Fiesta La Ballona Committee virtual meetings versus in-person meetings (when allowed) and determine a future meeting format.