pages: CityCouncil/2009-06-02.pdf, 16
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CityCouncil | 2009-06-02 | 16 | inquired whether Councilmember Tam is referencing calendar year or fiscal year, to which Councilmember Tam responded calendar year. The Interim City Manager stated starting in the fall might be a good idea because staff has a critical path up to then. Councilmember Gilmore stated everyone seems to be in agreement with January issues not only include man hours but what else gets pushed off in order to satisfy Council requests having the public involved is imperative; public frustration may not be realized in terms of accessible information; that she received an email regarding the City's financial reports; she suggested obtaining the information from the City's website; the information was difficult to find; obtaining information is not second nature to the public. Mayor Johnson inquired how Laserfiche works. The City Clerk responded optical character recognition allows documents to be searchable; stated hand written documents are fuzzy and problematic; noted Council policies would be posted. Mayor Johnson stated the Alameda Museum has a lot of the City's historic documents ; the City should scan the documents so that individuals can have electronic access. Vice Mayor deHaan stated the scope needs to be understood. Councilmember Tam stated that she is suggesting not limiting the matter to the five issues outlined in the staff report; the scope deals with public access to government, boards and commissions, and information. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired whether Councilmember Tam is stating that the scope is much bigger than the five issues outlined in the staff report. Councilmember Tam responded the Brown Act requirements are what people consider to be the minimum; stated the City does more than the minimum for notifications but does not do more than the minimum for other public access to documents; maybe the public wants more than the minimum. Mayor Johnson stated that Councilmember Tam's idea of starting in the fall or January is good. Vice Mayor deHaan stated guidance is needed. Councilmember Matarrese suggested the matter be brought back on an Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 16 June 2, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-06-02.pdf |