HomeMy WebLinkAbout17-01 - Order of BusinessRESOLUTION NO. 17-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE TIME OF COMMENCEMENT AT 6:00 P.M. FOR
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS; SETTING THE TIME OF COMMENCEMENT
AT 4:00 P.M. FOR REGULAR CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS; AND CHANGING
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City Council is attempting to improve the meeting process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council endeavors to ensure all citizens the right to address
the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make modifications to the order of
business of the City Council agenda, to change the start time of the City Council's
Regular Meeting from 5:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., to change the start time of the City
Council's Regular Closed Session Meeting from 5:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and to establish
certain procedures for City Council meetings, in order to enable the City Council to more
efficiently conduct the people's business; and
WHEREAS, this resolution amends Resolution Nos. 05-8, 05-55, 07-80, 11-3,
11-50,12-21, 13-56, and 15-02.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA:
1. The order of business and item matter descriptions for Council meeting
agendas shall be as follows:
(a) Closed Session at 4:00 p.m. (as needed)
(b) Call to Order Regular City Council Meeting — 6:00 p.m.
(c) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
(d) Moment of Solemn Expression
(e) Roll Call
(f) Closed Session Report
(g) Announcements
(h) Special Presentations
(i) Public Comments
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(j) Council Member's Reports, Comments and Suggestions (Four
Minutes)
(k) Consent Calendar
(1) Items Removed from the Consent Calendar
(m) Public Hearings
(n) Old Business
(o) New Business
(p) Council Member's Reports, Comments and Suggestions (No Time
Limit)
(q) City Manager's Report
(r) City Attorney's Report
(s) Adjournment
2. The City Council will hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month at the hour of 6:00 p.m., except that there shall be no meeting on the
third Tuesday in August and the third Tuesday in December. Preceding each regular
meeting, the City Council will hold a closed session (as needed) commencing at 4:00
p. M.
3. Members of the public desiring to speak during the Public Comments
period shall not be required to submit a speaker card but may choose to voluntarily
complete a card for facilitation of the minutes and possible follow-up to their comments.
4. Members of the public desiring to speak on a consent calendar item shall
submit such a request on a speaker card prior to the start of the Consent Calendar
period.
5. Public Hearings shall be noticed for and commence no earlier than, but as
close as possible to, 7:00 p.m.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect and be in full
force immediately after its adoption by the City Council.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 31d day of January, 2017.
S d a L. Genis, Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
Brenda GreeH, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
APPR TO FORM:
Thomas D rte, bty Attorney
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 17-01 and was duly passed
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on
the 31d day of January, 2017, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mansoor, Righeimer, Stephens, Genis, Foley
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Costa Mesa this 4th day of January, 2017.
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BRENDA GREON, CITY CLERK
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