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CityCouncil | 2010-06-24 | 17 | Councilmember Matarrese stated that he voted for the first reading in order to get things started; a void has occurred between the first and second reading; Council has been talking in a vacuum; that he does not see that anything has changed regarding setting maximum contribution limits; that he would like to hear what the Task Force has to say; the decision would be a Council vote; a broader hearing is needed. Vice Mayor deHaan stated Council can have a broader hearing; Council would be shrugging its responsibility [by sending the matter to the Task Force]; Council can air the matter to the public; Council does not want a change in this election cycle; people want to keep things status quo during this election; that he is not asking people to refund money already raised; the contribution limit would be in effect once the ordinance is passed. Councilmember Gilmore stated people who have already started raising money would be able to keep the money; people jumping into the race now would have a different set of rules if the ordinance becomes effective now; historically, finance limits tend to favor incumbents; non-incumbents would be put at a disadvantage; Council is not abdicating responsibility; Council needs to pass an ordinance; a lot of Councilmembers have volunteer treasurers; a treasurer only has three hours to file on the Friday before the election; the problem would be significant for a treasurer who has another job; that she is in favor of campaign reform and spending, but she thinks getting things right as opposed to fast is important; that she does not want the City to get sued and have to spend money defending a lawsuit. Mayor Johnson stated the substance of campaign finance reform is not on the agenda; the issue is whether to bring the matter back for Council discussion so that another process could be considered. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether the only thing that prompted the Council Referral is the fact that the Sunshine Task Force Chair, speaking for herself, declared that she did not feel that she would be able to take on the task. Mayor Johnson responded in the affirmative; stated in addition, the original direction given to the Sunshine Task Force was a much narrower task; stated the Sunshine Task Force signed on for one job and now Council is giving it more jobs to do; the matter needs to be reconsidered. Following Mr. Sweeny's comments, Councilmember Tam inquired whether Mayor Johnson's concern is that the June 15th Council action did not provide enough direction to the Sunshine Task Force. Mayor Johnson responded in the negative; stated the original Sunshine Task Force task has been greatly expanded by direction given at the last Council meeting; the mater should be reconsidered. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Public Financing Authority, Alameda Ruse 17 and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission June 24, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-06-24.pdf |