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ACCEPT: Rules and Communications Committee Meeting of June 26, 2012
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL RULES AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
June 26, 2012
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
San Leandro City Hall
835 East l4th Street
San Leandro, California
(Sister Cities Gallery)
HIGHLIGHTS
Committee Members
present: Mayor Stephen Cassidy, Councilmembers Jim Prola and Diana Souza
City Staff present: Rayan Fowler, Information Services Manager; Marian Handa, City Clerk; Jeff Kay, Administrative Analyst; Tom Liao, Planning and Housing Manager; Kathleen Livermore, Senior Planner; Lianne Marshall, Assistant City Manager; Sandra Spagnoli, Police Chief
Public present: Chris Crow, Dan Dillman
Mayor Cassidy called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m.
1. Update on Committee and Commission Digital Audio Recording Pilot
Information Services Manager Rayan Fowler reported that in order to achieve the Rules Committee’s interests in digitally recording all City Council Committee meetings, while limiting the cost and staff time needed to set up the recording equipment, staff recommends conducting all Council Committee meetings in the City Council Chambers. By utilizing the digital recording equipment in the City Council Chambers, Committee meetings would be available via streaming audio; the recordings would be bookmarked to allow listeners to jump to a specific item without having to scroll through the audio file; the recordings would be available automatically on the web; and meeting highlights could be shortened, reducing staff preparation time and increasing turnaround time.
Committee members expressed interest in moving the Committee meetings to the Council Chambers. While supportive of a more abbreviated format for Committee meeting highlights, members expressed a preference for having some brief summary or bullet points of discussions, rather than “action” minutes.
Public Comments:
Dan Dillman suggested the use of transcription software that can be purchased at a ...
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