Title
Approve a Minute Order to Terminate City Council Referral to Rename the San Leandro Main Library
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
• Community Engagement and Outreach
SUMMARY
City Council action to terminate a City Council referral from the February 6, 2023 adjourned regular meeting held on February 21, 2023. The referral was to rename the Main Library after San Leandro resident Bernard Ashcraft.
BACKGROUND
At the February 6, 2023 adjourned regular meeting, which occurred on February 21, 2023 preceding the City Council’s regular meeting on that date, Vice-Mayor Azevedo made, and a majority of the City Council approved, an urgent agenda item to the City Council Rules Committee for the referral of a facilities renaming proposal. The proposed facility would be the San Leandro Main Library, renamed after San Leandro resident Bernard Ashcraft. At the March 6, 2023 City Council regular meeting, Vice-Mayor Azevedo moved, and the City Council approved unanimously an amendment to the referral to de-prioritize urgency of the item to the City Council Rules Committee, which would automatically put the item on the City Council’s list of items for prioritization at its next priority setting work-session; the amended referral also explicitly noted that when the item comes before the City Council at its priority setting session, all San Leandro residents could be considered.
Analysis
For more expeditious cancellation or termination of a City Council referral, a City Council minute order describing the City Council’s action to cancel or terminate the referral would be appropriate. The City Council could also cancel or terminate a referral through the City Council priority setting process.
Environmental Review
No environmental review is required because there will be no effect on the environment related to this action.
PREPARED BY: City Manager’s Office