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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-05-03 | 18 | lobbying efforts; a semi-annual report related to lawsuit settlements used to come to the OGC, but now goes to the Council; he does not want to address items during meeting wrap-up; suggested using his work plan idea; stated the Commission should identify the specific reports to evaluate compliance with the Sunshine Ordinance. Commissioner LoPilato stated rather than having multiple, different subcommittees, all the topics mentioned could all go into one annual report regarding the practical and policy problems heading; suggested going with: 1) creation of a subcommittee to review and identify potential revisions to the bylaws, and 2) creation of a subcommittee to prepare a report on practical and policy problems; stated Commissioner Chen also referenced that the postings are particularly interesting; a single Commissioner handled that in the past. The City Clerk concurred, stated former Commission Dieter would read the agenda titles and postings, and report back to the full Commission. Chair Tilos listed the three priorities: 1) bylaws, 2) practical policy, and 3) postings. Vice Chair Shabazz stated the procedure piece could be coupled with the bylaws. Commissioner Chen stated the procedure is actual hands-on things that are happening; the bylaws are broader and provide structure; they are actually two separate things. Commissioner LoPilato stated that she sees a potential marriage between the bylaws and potential revisions to the Sunshine Ordinance; the process of looking through the bylaws could come under that umbrella. Commissioner Chen stated the report about the practical and policy problems encountered relates to the Sunshine Ordinance, which was changed when ad hoc committees were added and now needs to be fixed, as well as "unfounded" and "sustained;" all are interrelated, but stem from problems in the Sunshine Ordinance. Vice Chair Shabazz stated using the ad hoc example could be a report around the practical policy problems encountered with the administration of the Sunshine Ordinance; the question is where the report would go and if it would go to the full Commission; the challenges with the administration could be initially in the form of a report that could come to the Commission, and then be sent to Council. In response to Chair Tilos's inquiry, Vice Chair Shabazz stated that he would be interested in the practical problems and would frame it as one report; it has been 10 years and is time to revisit it. Commissioner Chen stated that she would volunteer for the practical and policy problems, which is the whole reason she was unable to vote coherently. Vice Chair Shabazz moved approval of appointing Commissioner Chen and himself as a subcommittee focused on preparing a preliminary report on the practical or policy Meeting of the Open Government Commission May 3, 2021 18 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-05-03.pdf |