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CityCouncil | 2015-02-17 | 18 | Mayor Spencer stated the Saturday meeting gives the public a choice; the same can be said about evening meetings. The Assistant City Manager stated the first two presentations would be at regular meetings; the special meetings are individual presentations by departments, which is not ideal for a Saturday; budget adoption would be on June 2nd In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Assistant City Manager stated the slides that the City Treasurer discussed would be a part of all budget presentations. Councilmember Daysog stated that he understands the substance and process; his referral is independent of the budget process and is about creating a lasting institution; that he would like to put the matter on the ballot. Councilmember Daysog stated he would prefer it move forward but the referral would be tabled. The City Manager stated the referral should be described as withdrawn; tabled would mean it has to come back. Councilmember Daysog stated he would prefer not to withdraw and moved approval of adopting the recommendation [directing staff to draft a proposed Charter Amendment relative to the creation of a Mayor-nominated and Council-Appointed five member Municipal Finance Commission]. The motion failed due to a lack of second. (15-137) Recommend that the City Council Adhere to the Council Referral Process Adopted by the City Council on December 4, 2007. (Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft provided background on the referral process and made brief comments. Mayor Spencer stated minutes from the December 4, 2007 meeting were not included in the referral; the resolution passed by a four to one vote and was not unanimous; the motion from the December 4, 2007 meeting stated the process would come back in six months; she understands the item did not come back in six months; suggested the matter could come before the Council for review. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is interested in hearing what her colleagues think; enough information was included in the referral to move forward tonight. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated the Council Referral process works; the question of what gets on a regular agenda is fuzzy; there may be some point in looking at how an agenda is constructed in the first place; that he supports following the procedure Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 18 February 17, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-02-17.pdf |