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CityCouncil | 2019-02-19 | 15 | Ordinance Council wants to discuss, would be acceptable. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether staff needs direction. Councilmember Vella directed staff to include the topic at the priority setting workshop. Vice Mayor Knox White stated a new City Attorney is to be hired soon; with this being the first time a Sunshine Ordinance complaint has come forward, it is not expected to be seen again; if it does occur again, the item should come to Council immediately; there is no rush to fix things; waiting for the new City Attorney to be on the same page with Council's intentions might make sense. Councilmember Vella stated Council should do both: openly speak about where concerns may lie, not necessarily what the conclusions are or what the solution should be and, then, a workshop should be held at a point in time where the new City Attorney is present to have a more robust conversation. Councilmember Oddie stated that he agrees with the idea of a workshop; the discussion should include all five Councilmembers; he is happy to work with Councilmember Vella as part of a subcommittee, but is also open to a group workshop; guidance is needed from staff to ensure items are agendized correctly; expressed concern over Sunshine Ordinance violations being used as a tool or weapon. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the workshop could be a joint meeting with the OGC. Vice Mayor Knox White stated there is a memo related to null and void that was issued; there have been requests for the memo to be made public; the legal risk is low, but he would like to agendize discussion of the memo ahead of the meeting in closed session to discuss what the OGC can and cannot do. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA None. COUNCIL REFERRALS (19-116) Consider Establishing a Finance Commission and an Infrastructure Commission. (Councilmember Daysog) Councilmember Daysog stated that he is amenable to placing his referral on the Priority Setting workshop in March. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 February 19, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-02-19.pdf |