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MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable City Council
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CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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Deborah S. Traffenstedt, ATCM /City Clerk
January 12, 2005 (CC Meeting of 1/19/05)
Consider City Council Public Safety Standing Committee
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At the City Council regular meeting on December 15, 2004, Mayor
Hunter requested that an item be added to the January 19, 2005,
agenda to consider a new City Council Public Safety Standing
Committee for analysis of issues including but not limited to
the following: law enforcement contract, fire and ambulance
service, homeland security and emergency management.
Attached is an excerpt from the City Council's current Policies
Resolution pertaining to Standing Committees. If the Council
takes action to create a Public Safety Standing Committee, the
City Council Policies Resolution, City Council Appointments
List, and Standing Committee Regular Meeting Schedule for 2005
would require updating.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Direct staff as deemed appropriate.
Attachment: Excerpt from Resolution No. 2004 -2160
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SECTION 8. POLICY 8 - CITY COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES
1. Standing Committees
The Council Standing Committees shall be:
Budget and Finance
Affordable Housing /Community Development
Economic Development
Public Works, Facilities and Solid Waste
Transportation and Streets
Each committee shall consist of two Council members and a
designated alternate. One member of the Budget and Finance
Committee shall be the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem. This does not
preclude both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem from serving on this
committee at the same time. The Budget and Finance Committee
shall serve as the Mobilehome Hardship Review Panel, along
with the mobilehome park owner, in compliance with Section
5.52.140.B of the Moorpark Municipal Code; however, if the
Mayor is not a member of the Budget and Finance Committee,
then the Mobilehome Hardship Review Panel shall consist of the
Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tem along with the mobilehome park
owner.
2. Committee Appointments
With the approval of the majority of the members of the City
Council, the Mayor shall make all appointments to Standing
Committees of the City Council, including the designated
alternate. The appointments shall be made at the first
regularly scheduled meeting in January of each odd - numbered
year and at the reorganization meeting of the City Council in
each even - numbered year.
3. Alternates to Committees
To avoid potential Brown Act violations of having more than
two City Councilmembers consider an item at the committee
level, each City Councilmember should determine: a) pursuant
to applicable provisions of the Political Reform Act, if a
potential conflict of interest exists (consult with the City
Attorney if necessary); b) although there is no conflict of
interest under the Political Reform Act, there is a desire to
avoid an appearance of conflict; or c) if for other reasons a
decision is made not to participate. If a Councilmember
should so determine /decide not to participate, then that City
Councilmember shall contact the designated alternate to serve
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in his /her place for that item. If the City Councilmember
determines /decides not to continue participating after having
been involved in Committee discussions of a specific item,
he /she should contact the City Attorney to determine if the
alternate can serve on the Committee for that item. If an
alternate has a conflict or otherwise is not available, the
Mayor shall serve or request another City Councilmember to
serve.
4. Ad Hoc Committee
Items shall be assigned to Standing Committees whenever
possible. If not so assigned, at the Mayor's discretion, an
Ad Hoc Committee shall be formed.
Ad Hoc Committees are not generally subject to the provisions
of the Brown Act unless composed of members other than less
than a quorum of the legislative body.
5. Assigned Staff
Budget and Finance - Administrative Services Director
Affordable Housing /Community Development - Community
Development Director
Economic Development - Assistant City Manager
Public Works, Facilities and Solid Waste - Public Works
Director
Transportation and Streets - Public Works Director
The City Manager may designate an alternate and /or substitute
as determined necessary.
6. Meeting Schedule
A regular meeting schedule for Standing Committees shall be
approved by minute action of the City Council at the first
regularly scheduled meeting in January of each year.
7. Agenda and Reports out of Committee
The assigned staff person to a Council Committee will prepare
an agenda for the Committee meetings. In addition, the staff
person will provide action minutes to the full Council within
seventy -two (72) hours of the Council Committee meeting
showing the Committee's recommendation.
Concurrence with the staff's recordation of Committee
recommendation(s) to the full Council will be completed prior
to the adjournment of the Committee meeting in order to