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Rules and Communications Committee Meeting Highlights of November 1, 2011
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL RULES AND COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
November 1, 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 (arrived at 4:38 p.m.)
City Staff present: Rayan Fowler, Information Services Manager; Marian Handa, City Clerk; Tom Liao, Planning and Housing Manager; Lianne Marshall, Interim City Manager; Kathy Ornelas, Community Relations Representative; Richard Pio Roda, Assistant City Attorney; Luke Sims, Community Development Director; Sandra Spagnoli, Chief of Police
Public present: Chris Crow
Mayor Cassidy called the meeting to order at 4:35 p.m.
1. Continued Discussion Regarding Paperless Council and Committee Agenda Packets
Ms. Fowler reviewed the paperless agenda proposal, which was revised to include additional information and options requested by the Committee at its last meeting. The proposal provided information on cities that have implemented paperless agenda packets; voluntary participation by Councilmembers and staff; various hardware options; and proposed expansion of Wi-Fi availability at the Civic Center. If the Council wished to proceed with implementing a paperless agenda packet, staff recommends purchasing iPads with 3G functionality. Councilmembers could pay for the 3G service with their technology allowance; 3G service for City staff would need to be justified if paid by the City. (Councilmember Reed arrived during the presentation.) At Mayor Cassidy’s request, Ms. Fowler reported on the funding source for the project, and also mentioned the availability of a possible $3,000 mini-grant from Stopwaste.org.
Councilmember Prola thanked staff for making the implementation voluntary, and expressed willingness to pick up his paper agenda packet from City Hall.
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