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Highlights of the Rules Committee Meeting of March 9, 2016
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The committee is in support of sending Mayoral salary adjustment to the full Council for a date to be set for review.
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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
CITY COUNCIL RULES COMMITTEE
March 9, 2016
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
San Leandro City Hall
835 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
Sister Cities Gallery
HIGHLIGHTS
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 9:01 a.m.
1.A. Attendance
Committee members present: Mayor Pauline Cutter, Councilmember Lee Thomas
City staff present: City Manager, Chris Zapata, Chief of Police, Jeff Tudor, Assistant City Manager Lianne Marshall, City Clerk Tamika Greenwood, City Attorney Rich Pio Roda, Community Relations and Communications Representative, Sbeydeh Walton
Public present: Mike Pretto
1.B. Announcements
City Manager Zapata announced that councilmember Deborah Cox was in Washington DC on city business and would not attend the meeting.
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS
2.A. Mayor’s Salary Adjustment
Councilmember Lee Thomas expressed full support for this item. He believes it is a huge benefit to the City and staff to have a full-time Mayor. He also believes it creates a more cohesive environment for workers. The Mayor is following the City Council Handbook criteria of bringing the item to the Rules Committee and ultimately to the full Council. The Mayor is in support of sending it to the full Council.
Committee Recommendation for City Council Consideration
The committee is in support of sending Mayoral salary adjustment to the full Council for a date to be set for review.
2.B. Community Choice Aggregation
Mike Pretto provided background information on his history of involvement in the energy field. Next he provided an update on Community Choice Aggregation. This included background information on the formation of a steering committee, the status of related actions to date, next steps for CCA, and information on current developments.
He also clarified that Community Choice Aggregation is synonymous with Community Choice Energy.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
None.
5. SCHEDULING OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
The Committee scheduled the following items for the April 13, 2016 Rules Committee: Tree Ordinance, Police Rewards Policy, Tenant Protection, and Leaf Blowers/Noise Ordinance.
6. ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 10:28 a.m.