Charter Amendment Committee

Agenda

1. Also present: Assistant City Manager, Chris Shippey; Chief City Attorney, Robert Shannon; City Clerk Larry Herrera; and City Clerk Specialist Gloria Harper. Mayor Foster spoke.
2. ROLL CALL (4:03 PM)
3. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
4. CALL TO ORDER (4:03 PM)
5. ROLL CALL
6. 1. Recommendation to receive and deliberate on the 2004 Government Reform Task Force recommendations and minutes and the Rand study on Charter Reform "Facing the Challenge of Implementing Proposition F in San Diego."
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Councilmember Lowenthal, seconded by Councilwoman Richardson, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

7. 2. Recommendation to receive and deliberate on the proposed schedule of the Charter Amendment Committee.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Councilmember Reyes Uranga, seconded by Councilmember DeLong, to approve recommendation with an amendment to consolidate the Sunday, October 22, 2006 Community Meeting with the Thursday, November 2, 2006 Community Meeting. Mayor Foster will come up with a straw proposal after meeting with Council about which meetings to consolidate and the topics to be discussed at those meetings; exact locations and time to be determined. The motion carried by the following vote:

8. 3. Recommendation to receive and file the Councilmember comments from the October 10, 2006 meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Councilmember Reyes Uranga, seconded by Councilmember DeLong, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

9. 4. Recommendation to receive and deliberate on the proposed topics to be considered by the Charter Amendment Committee.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Councilmember Lowenthal, seconded by Councilmember DeLong, to approve recommendation with the following amendments: the Councilmembers comments are not an inclusive list and can be augmented by the public or by the City Council; to include previous work done by the Charter Reform; and to include the Summary of Proposed City Charter Changes submitted by Bob Fronke of Citizens For A Better Long Beach: 1) Council District and Terms; 2) Veto Override Power; 3) Terms of Office; and 4) Independent Commission to set district boundaries. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (4:57 PM)
11. ADJOURNMENT (4:58 PM)
12. I, Gloria Harper, City Clerk Specialist, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting _____________________________ Date: ________________
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