HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 045-2013RESOLUTION NO. 45-2013
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
REVISING CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA TO REVISE THE ORDER
OF ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON
EACH ACTION ITEM, AND REVISING THE PROCEDURE FOR
CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, for many years, the City Council meeting agenda has included
one consolidated public comment item, rather than explicitly allowing public comment on
each action item as it occurs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council meeting agenda order has put the consent
calendar later in the meeting and has not explicitly provided for a report out from
closed session, although such reports are routinely made; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has, in recent years, held the required public hearing
for new ordinances concurrently with their record reading; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that public input and the Council's
decision-making would be enhanced by permitting public comment on each action item as it
is taken up, reserving the general public comment item for issues within the Council's
jurisdiction but not on the current agenda; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has further determined that reordering the agenda to
move up the consent calendar and explicitly provide for closed session reports would
facilitate orderly and efficient meetings; and
WHEREAS, earlier public input on ordinances, through holding the public hearing
concurrently with their first reading, would promote the efficiency of the ordinance adoption
process.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BURLINGAME DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council approves and directs the City Clerk to add to future agendas
an item for report out from closed session and reorder the agenda as follows:
a. Call to Order
b. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
c. Roll Call
d. Report out from Closed Session
e. Upcoming Events
f. Presentations
g. Public Comments —Non -Agenda
h. Consent Calendar (including Minutes)
i. Public Hearings
j. Staff Reports
k. Council Committee and Activities Reports and Announcements
1. Future Agenda Items
in. Acknowledgements
n. Adjourn
2. That public comment shall be permitted on each action item before the
Council takes up deliberation of the matter, subject to the discretion of the
Chair as to duration and other administration of such comment period.
3. That the public hearing for an ordinance under consideration shall be held
concurrently with its first reading.
4. Except as specifically revised herein, the provisions of the City Council
Conduct Policy shall remain in full force and effect.
Mayor
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the Burlingame City Council
held on the 20th day of May, 2013, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BROWNRIGG, DEAL, NAGEL, KEIGHRAN
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: BAYLOCK
Mary Ellen Keamey, City Cle k