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CityCouncil | 2019-03-19 | 29 | Vice Mayor Knox White made brief comments. Councilmember Vella inquired whether workshop A and B are able to be agendized to allow other Councilmembers to attend. The Interim City Attorney responded a member of Council may attend, but not participate in a subcommittee meeting. Councilmember Vella inquired whether she would be able to ask questions. The Interim City Attorney responded in the negative; stated if a Councilmember would like to participate, the meeting should be noticed in a timely manner to be properly agendized. The City Clerk stated a 7-day notice is required to allow the entire Council to attend and speak. Councilmember Oddie stated there are many items that Councilmembers would like to weigh-in on; expressed concern about attending a workshop without proper preparation. Vice Mayor Knox White stated the goal of bringing the item is to gain input on topics of interest and the process. Councilmember Oddie stated mid-April is only 3 weeks away, and may not be enough time to produce changes that can be vetted by the community. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that her direction was to go through the City Charter in detail; discussed items that are not currently included in the Charter. Councilmember Daysog stated the items he has suggested have political legitimacy; limiting the topics was not discussed; outlined his priorities for Charter updates. Councilmember Vella stated there should be more discussion about topics; suggested the item be continued to a future meeting. The City Clerk noted Elections Code 1415 prohibits employment issues from being on the March election and the City would have to pay to participate in the election. Councilmember Oddie discussed the Charter provision deemed to be vague and unclear. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the item may be continued to April 2, to which the City Clerk responded in the affirmative. (19-182) February 2019 Topic Brief on Climate Action and Embodied Emissions. [Informational Only] (Councilmember Oddie) Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 25 March 19, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-03-19.pdf |