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CityCouncil | 2010-04-20 | 2 | Councilmember Gilmore inquired what would be the timeframe for the Sunshine Task Force to review ordinances from other cities and come up with an ordinance that would fit Alameda. Ms. Lipow responded September; stated the Sunshine Task Force is thinking of having two meetings per month; a weekend workshop might be needed. Councilmember Gilmore stated September seems like a reasonable goal; reinventing the wheel is not necessary; the ordinance needs to be appropriate for Alameda; record keeping should not be so involved. Mayor Johnson stated most items on the list could probably be in other ordinances; inquired whether lobbying registration would be a separate track. Mr. Knox White responded the Sunshine Task Force would address issues as other ordinances are discussed. Mayor Johnson stated the lobbying registration could be handled by Council separately. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired whether the lobbying portion is standard boilerplate in other ordinances. Mr. Know White responded that he does not recall lobbying registration in the ordinance he reviewed. Vice Mayor deHaan stated campaign finance reform could be separate; inquired whether items on the list are in existing ordinances. Mr. Know White responded the Sunshine Task Force has not reviewed whether each item is in existing ordinances; stated the idea is to incorporate items that make sense; recommendations would be made for items that do not make sense. Councilmember Gilmore inquired why lobbying registration should be broken out; stated the public has a different idea of what transparency should be; the point of a Sunshine ordinance is to find out what people think the problems are; carving out pieces seems to be circumventing the process. Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he concurs with Councilmember Gilmore; the ordinance will include a lot of subject matter and needs to be supported by procedures; ordinances are difficult to put together, let alone in three meetings. Ms. Lipow stated the Sunshine Task Force could research the two issues. Mr. Knox White stated the Sunshine Task Force would probably have more than the three or four originally approved meetings. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 2 April 20, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-04-20.pdf |