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CityCouncil | 2010-02-16 | 5 | The Deputy City Manager gave a brief presentation. Councilmember Tam stated the City is very fortunate to have knowledgeable members from the community; having the public advise what needs to come out of the process is important; that she wants to be clear about Council expectations; no formal action has been taken regarding scope and direction; staff resources are tight; utilizing the public should be maximized by having the Task Force develop recommendations, issue spot and come back to Council directly without staff review; the City Attorney's office would provide some guidance on what is expected within the Brown Act; the process should be open rather than having private meetings. Mayor Johnson stated Council's intent is to have meetings noticed. Councilmember Tam stated the Task Force should have the authority and discretion to determine how the Task Force would be formulated; Council should not mandate issues. Mayor Johnson stated Council can have the Task Force review specific issues and the Task Force could look at other issues too; having staff available would be helpful. The Deputy City Manager stated that she would be attending the meetings, along with representatives from City Clerk's and City Attorney's offices. Councilmember Tam stated the Task Force should report findings and recommendations for solutions to Council. The City Attorney stated a task force is a body that reports to the City Manager and is not an advisory group; prior direction from Council was to create a task force for issue spotting, be limited to three meetings, and include the Deputy City Manager; meetings can be public; the Task Force would not be a Brown Act committee. Councilmember Matarrese stated the intent is to have public meetings; that he views the Task Force the same as the Fiscal Sustainability Committee, which reported findings directly to Council. The City Attorney stated the Fiscal Sustainability Committee was an advisory committee and was assigned to review a limited issue and report findings back to Council. Councilmember Matarrese stated that he does not see any difference [between the Sunshine Task Force and Fiscal Sustainability Committee]. The City Attorney stated that she is pointing out that the Task Force's assignment would involve staff work; normally, findings and recommendations come back to the City Manager and then to Council. Councilmember Gilmore stated Council's intention is to have the body report directly Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 5 February 16, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-02-16.pdf |