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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