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CityCouncil | 2021-03-16 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY- - -MARCH 16, 2021--7:00 P.M. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:04 p.m. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom] Absent: None. AGENDA CHANGES (21-153) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced that she would like to propose hearing the Council Referral Urgency Ordinance [paragraph no. 21-169 after the Consent Calendar; noted the matter is time sensitive. Vice Mayor Vella moved approval of hearing the Council Referral Emergency Ordinance after the Consent Calendar. Councilmember Knox White seconded the motion. Under discussion, Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is disappointed in the motion; noted there are two very important matters on the Regular Agenda; stated the Regular Agenda is anticipated to take all of the meeting time; outlined the matters on the Regular Agenda; stated Council has received many e-mails on the matters and there have been months of community-led meetings; it is important that the matters be heard in their entirety; the Council Referral is new to the agenda with four prior Referrals. Councilmember Daysog stated that his understanding of the agenda is that items cannot move once set; noted that he previously attempted to move Council Referrals up in the agenda and had been told that moving Council Referrals is not allowable; stated there are many Council Referrals in the pipeline with one being agendized since December 2020; Council Referrals should be taken in the order received. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the particular matter is time critical and has bearing on people's lives. The City Clerk stated Council may consider reordering matters on the agenda the evening of a Council meeting; the Council may not change the order of set items on the agenda when it is published; an agenda may not be created with matters listed in a different order; the agenda order is set by resolution; however, the night of the meeting, Council can consider changes and make any desired amendments. Vice Mayor Vella stated at a previous meeting, a motion was made to hold a Special Council Meeting to hear all the Council Referrals; if the Special Meeting motion had Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 1 March 16, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-03-16.pdf |