REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Robin Estanislau, CMC, City Clerk
VIA: Robin Estanislau, CMC, City Clerk
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May Update of Activities for Citizen Boards, Commissions, Committees (BCCs) and Regional Agencies
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Statement of Issue:
A monthly reporting structure has been implemented to keep the City Council, City staff and members of the public informed of activities conducted by citizen boards, commissions, committees, and Council committees, including community groups/independent City-affiliated boards and other community, regional or state level committees.
Financial Impact:
None.
Recommended Action:
recommendation
None. Monthly updates are for informational purposes only.
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Alternative Action(s):
Not applicable.
Analysis:
The City operates nearly 40 Citizen and Council-led Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCCs) with City Council representatives participating in several Regional Agency meetings to discuss important City topics ranging from infrastructure to development. To ensure that our community is able to stay informed of each BCC's major discussions and votes, in addition to promoting the highest level of transparency, staff has prepared a high-level report of their activities for May 2023 and will continue to do so every month thereafter. Furthermore, this high-level report was developed in response to direction received at the December 20, 2022 City Council Meeting to find a manageable way to publicly present a brief written report on all BCC and Regional Agency meeting activities. To obtain greater details, individuals are directed to the meeting minutes, which are linked in the Activity Report.
The City Clerk gathers these updates from an internal spreadsheet that is completed by BCC staff liaisons and compiles them into the attached Activity Report that will be routinely agendized for the first regular Council meeting of each month under "...
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