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CityCouncil | 2010-06-24 | 16 | Mayor Johnson stated the term "conflict of interest" has been thrown around loosely; the public needs to understand what is and is not a technical conflict of interest. Councilmember Gilmore stated the conflict of interest may not be technical, but the actuality is that if the ordinance passes midstream, incumbents would get a practical advantage over non-incumbents in the upcoming election. Councilmember Tam inquired whether Ms. Lipow shared her email with Task Force colleagues, to which Mr. Lipow responded in the negative. Councilmember Tam inquired whether Ms. Lipow was present at the June 16th Task Force Meeting, to which Ms. Lipow responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Tam stated the Sunshine Task Force Vice Chair stated "as the Council reaffirmed, the Task Force operates under the Brown Act and because we do, the campaign finance reform issue was not and could not be legally agendized at our meeting of Wednesday, June 16, 2010; however, the item was unanimously, and without concern, added to our July public workshop for full participation and discussion"; inquired whether Ms. Lipow expressed concern, to which Ms. Lipow responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Tam inquired whether Ms. Lipow indicated to the Task Force that she did not feel that she was qualified to take on the project. Ms. Lipow stated generally, she tends to do things when she sees things in writing; that her concern was with what Council was really saying and what Council wanted the Task Force to do. Councilmember Tam stated that she understands the facilitator would be willing to step in and assume the responsibility of serving on the Task Force. Ms. Lipow stated that she does not know how other Task Force members feel about the issue. Mayor Johnson stated the intent of the Council Referral is not to debate the merits of campaign finance reform but to discuss the process of handling the matter; Council voted to send the matter to the Sunshine Task Force which might not be the right place; Council gave specific direction to the Sunshine Task Force; the Sunshine Task Force has had certain expectations of the commitment; that she thinks the matter should be brought back to Council for process discussion. Vice Mayor deHaan stated discussions need to address whether the issue should be kept at Council level. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Public Financing Authority, Alameda Ruse 16 and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission June 24, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-06-24.pdf |