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Rules and Communications Committee Meeting Highlights of September 29, 2011
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL RULES AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
September 29, 2011
4:30 - 6:00 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 Ursula Reed
City Staff present: Jacqui Diaz, Interim Assistant City Manager; Rayan Fowler, Information Services Manager; Marian Handa, City Clerk; Kenton Jang, Assistant Information Services Manager; Lianne Marshall, Interim City Manager; Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative
Public present: Debbie Wong, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, San Leandro Unified School District
Mayor Cassidy called the meeting to order at 4:33 p.m. He announced that this is the first City Council Committee meeting to be digitally-recorded as part of a pilot program, which will include recording the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments meetings in the near future.
1. Discussion Regarding Changing City Council Meeting Day from Monday to Tuesday
Ms. Marshall reported that this subject was raised during a Council discussion regarding the City Council’s need for more time to review their agenda materials. To help address this need, City staff has begun preparing and delivering the Council’s agenda packets two days earlier.
Councilmembers Prola and Reed agreed that, now that they receive the agenda packet sooner, they are fine leaving the meeting date as is.
Mayor Cassidy advocated for moving the meeting date to Tuesday, and posting the full agenda packet online by the end of the day on Tuesday. He commented that he felt the quality of decision-making could improve with the additional day of preparation.
Public Comments:
Debbie Wong, San Leandro Unified School District, commented that the School Board meets on the first and third Tuesdays of the month in the ...
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