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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-07-19 | 17 | Vice Chair Shabazz stated waiting a month for a letter is not very effective. Commissioner Chen stated City Council takes August off so it will be a month anyway; the OGC can send the letter and speak during public comment. Commissioner LoPilato stated the OGC should have a functional equivalent of a Consent Calendar; she does think the letter could be simple and streamlined; given the practical reality that Council is not meeting in August anyway, it may be beneficial to put some daylight on the letter and surface it through the full Commission. Commissioner Reid stated that she can go either way and wants to leave it up to the rest of the Commission. The City Clerk clarified the next meeting date of the OGC is August 2 and the packet would have to go out in one week. Chair Tilos stated that he is leaning toward having Vice Chair Shabazz and Commissioner Chen draft the letter and send it out so an August meeting would not be needed. Commissioners Shabazz and Chen agreed to draft the letter and send it to Council. 4-D. Consider Communication regarding Remote Meeting Participation (Vice Chair Shabazz) Vice Chair Shabazz made brief comments. Commissioner LoPilato stated that she loves the item very much and lifts up a lot of appreciation to Vice Chair Shabazz; she strongly supports it and has just some minor wordsmithing on the resolution; there are a lot of ways to do remote participation; the telephonic option is a low-cost approach; she is open to whatever the spectrum is as long as there is a way to continue to be accessible to folks who would not be participating in person. Thanked Vice Chair Shabazz for bringing the item forward; stated it took a pandemic for folks to realize how inaccessible government is to certain people; being able to attend the virtual meetings has been transformational; he does not want the accessibility to end when September 30 hits; urged including AB 339 in Alameda's Sunshine Ordinance: Zac Bowling, Alameda. Commissioner Reid stated she is also very supportive of the item, especially as someone whose first language is not English; it is a great idea. Chair Tilos concurred with Mr. Bowling about keeping the momentum on the issue going; stated the pandemic made all the technological advances better; it could be very powerful in getting more people to meetings, which is the goal; he definitely supports it. Meeting of the Open Government Commission 17 July 19, 2021 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-07-19.pdf |