HomeMy WebLinkAbout- - Modification of the Order of Business - 3/30/2012MEETING DATE: March 20, 2012 ITEM NUMBER:
SUBJECT: MODIFICATION OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
DATE: MARCH 15, 2012
FROM: OFFICE OF THE CEO
PRESENTATION BY: THOMAS R. HATCH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DANIEL K. BAKER (714) 754-5156
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption of a Resolution (Attachment 1) of the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, California, changing the Order of Business for City Council meetings.
BACKGROUND:
Mayor Bever has suggested a modification of the Order of Business for the City Council meeting
agenda. The suggestion is that Council Members' Reports, Comments and Suggestions
immediately follow Special Presentations and that Public Comments and The City CEO Report
follows New Business. This modification will allow the City Council to get to the critical items of the
day and provide further clarification to the public regarding current events taking place within the
community. Pursuant to Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 2-48, a resolution to modify the Order
of Business on the City Council Agenda to reflect the reorder, must then be adopted.
ANALYSIS:
The proposed modification of the Order of Business on the agenda is for the Council Members'
Reports, Comments and Suggestions to immediately follow the Special Presentations and Public
Comment and The City CEO report to follow behind New Business. This will be done to allow the
City Council to get to the critical items of the day and provide further clarification to the public
regarding current events taking place within the community. The Report by the City Attorney will
now follow the CEO Report.
If the change is approved, the new Order of Business would appear as follows:
• Closed Session (as needed)
• Pledge of Allegiance
• Moment of Solemn Expression
• Roll Call and Call to Order
• Closed Session Reports
• Announcements
• Special Presentations
• Council Members' Reports, Comments and Suggestions
• Consent Calendar
• Public hearings
• Old Business
• New Business
• Public Comments
• CEO Report
• City Attorney Report
• Adjournment
FISCAL REVIEW:
There is no fiscal impact to this item.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney has approved the resolution as to form.
CONCLUSION:
The Costa Mesa Municipal Code requires that changes to the Order of Business be adopted by
resolution (Attachment 1). To make the prescribed changes listed above, staff recommends that the
attached resolution be adopted.
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ANK. BAKER
Management Analyst
Attachment: Resolution
ATHOMAVYRAH
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Chief Executive Officer
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, 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 Council believes that moving Council Member's Reports,
Comments and Suggestions after special presentations and moving Public Comments
and The CEO's report in the meeting agenda would allow the Council to get through the
most critical information of the day; and
WHEREAS, this resolution amends Resolution No. 05-8, Resolution No. 05-55,
Resolution No. 07-80, and Resolution No. 11-50.
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 (as required)
(b) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
(c) Moment of Solemn Expression
(d) Roll Call and Call to Order
(e) Closed Session Report
(f) Announcements
(g) Special Presentations
(h) Council Member's Reports, Comments and Suggestions
(i) Consent Calendar
Q) Public Hearings
(k) Old Business
(1) New Business
(m) Public Comments
(n) CEO Report
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(o) City Attorney's Report
(p) Adjournment
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect and be in full
force immediately after its adoption by the City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of March, 2012.
ATTEST:
Julie Folcik, City Clerk
Eric Bever, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Thomas Duarte, City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 12- and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 20th day of March, 2012, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of March, 2011.
(SEAL)
JULIE FOLCIK, CITY CLERK
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