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CityCouncil | 2015-01-21 | 23 | Councilmember Oddie stated that he also has a few concerns; the open house is not a bad idea; however, Council gave staff a lot of work today and yesterday; he is not sure he wants to give staff more work tonight; if Council asks staff to do something, staff are will give 110%, which takes a generous amount of effort; perhaps the matter would be tabled and brought back in the summer time; the first discussion point is submission of matters, which refers to a Municipal Code section; order of business, rules of order, start time and length of meetings, and continuation of items also refer to Municipal Code sections; teleconferencing refers to the Government Code Brown Act; the public does not have notice if Council is going to consider changes; there is not an opportunity to hear staff's in depth analysis of impacts; two readings are required to change an ordinance; that he is not sure the intended outcome of tonight's meeting. Mayor Spencer responded that she thinks reviewing the matters is important so the Council knows the process, such as for referrals; today, Council went through the referral process, which was not necessarily as clean as it could have been; she would like to review how to hold meetings under the Brown Act and the exact protocol; from the School Board, she is used to calling an agenda item, having a staff presentation, clarifying questions, public comment, discussion, and then the motion, which is the way she has been running meetings. Councilmember Oddie stated the Council has its own procedures; the School Board's procedures are different; Mayor Spencer's comment about being able to explain a no vote is in the School Board procedures, not Council procedures. Councilmember Daysog stated the agenda item seems appropriate and does not have any specific actions that alter any of the ordinances; his interpretation of what Mayor Spencer is seeking to do is have a conversation about the submittal of matters, not saying Council is going to alter the ordinance tonight, rather Council is going to discuss it; Council is not going to take specific actions to alter anything; Council is not precluded from having such discussions; he is fine with the idea of a future open house. Mayor Spencer stated that she is happy to bring the open house back as a referral; having this conversation is important. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft concurred with Mayor Spencer that having the conversation is important; stated that she is concerned members of the public might like to be included in the conversation; inquired whether Mayor Spencer would consider tabling the matter to the next Council meeting; stated the agenda for the first meeting in February is still light; there would be time for a staff report to be generated with more information. The City Clerk noted the February 3, 2015 meeting packet would be published tomorrow. Councilmember Daysog stated the matter is properly described in the very first background sentence: the Mayor is requesting to give the new Council and members of Special Meeting Alameda City Council 23 January 21, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-01-21.pdf |