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Agenda Item No. 18
July 23, 2013
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager's Office
Dave Kiff, City Manager
949 - 644 -3001, dkiff @newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Dave Kiff, City Manager
APPROVED: A K
TITLE: Direction to Staff on Various Issues
ABSTRACT:
Per Council Policy A -6, any Council member may ask the City Council at a public
meeting to return to the Council with specific direction as to whether staff should spend
time and resources researching or developing specific policy issues. This helps ensure
that resources are not wasted on an item that City Council may not ultimately adopt.
RECOMMENDATION:
Offer specific direction regarding:
1. Should the City staff return with an agenda item that would propose lower subsidized
room rental fees for not - for - profits or other community -based groups that use certain
city locations, such as the Civic Center's community room?
2. Should the City staff return with an agenda item that would propose an ordinance
limiting or preventing the picketing of individuals' homes?
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to this specific decision item, but depending on the
direction Council takes, some expense can be incurred to research and staff specific
issues.
DISCUSSION:
Section C3 of Council Policy A -6 reads as follows:
Direction to Staff on Various Issues
July 23, 2013
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Items may be placed on a City Council agenda in the following manner:
A. A Council Member may ask during the Council meeting that a matter be brought to
the City Council at a future meeting. The matter will be brought back at the next
Council meeting (if possible). At that Council meeting, if a majority of the City Council
wishes to examine the issue, staff will prepare an appropriate report and return the item
to the City Council with greater detail for discussion and/or action.
On Tuesday, July 9, 2013, Council Member Gardner asked that the items mentioned in
the recommendations section be brought back for formal direction.
This item recurs on an intermittent basis. It is an attempt to minimize any waste of staff
or volunteer time and resources in a direction that might not be in line with the desires of
the City Council. In the spirit of those limited resources, I do not take the time to spell
out the nuances of the issues about which we seek guidance. If readers have a specific
interest in any one of the issues shown in the recommended action(s), they should
attend the Council meeting and participate in the discussion as a part of public
comments about this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant
to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable
indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a
project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of
Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical
change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
Submitted by:
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D ve Kiff
City Manager