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CityCouncil | 2009-11-17 | 20 | Councilmember Matarrese stated that sunshine ordinance move forward and he go would like to see a through the Community Task Force route. Councilmember Tam stated that she concurs that the matter should go through a Community Task Force effort rather than spending time second guessing whether a lobby registry would be needed as part of a ordinance; the matter may not be a priority for the community; the community may see a bigger focus on trying to improve the rating on accessibility of the Public Records Act; hopefully, the issue will be more community driven, rather than staff driven. Mayor Johnson stated Council should decide on components regardless of whether the issue is community or staff driven; the lobbying registry is something that would be very valuable to the entire community. Councilmember Gilmore stated the Planning Board has tackled the noticing guidelines on more than one occasion; the radius changes depending upon the type of project; staff should start where the Planning Board left off; the Planning Board has an email interest list for large community interest projects; that she does not know whether there is some mechanism to notice people by email; email notification would cut down on costs. Vice Mayor deHaan stated some issues noted in the staff report could be extracted; better understanding what the public needs would be a good idea. Mayor Johnson stated Council could provide input to staff; staff could develop a draft and then workshops could be held; having a Task Force start at the very beginning is very time consuming ; that she would like to include campaign contribution limits, ethic and confidential information components, including compliance with the Brown Act, and requirements for Councilmembers Board Members, and Commissioners to comply with the Charter. Councilmember Matarrese stated a Task Force would not bog down the processi the framework has already been completed; not having an end date bogs the process down. Councilmember Gilmore stated that she concurs with Councilmember Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 20 November 17, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-11-17.pdf |