Ethics Commission

Agenda

1. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
2. CALL TO ORDER (3:05 PM)
3. ROLL CALL (3:05 PM)
4. Also present: April Walker, Administrative Deputy City Manager; Julian Cernuda, Assistant to the City Manager; Heather Van Wijk, Ethics Officer; Taylor Anderson, Deputy City Attorney; Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst. Chair Morales made opening remarks.
5. REGULAR AGENDA (3:05 PM)
6. PUBLIC COMMENT (5:24 PM)
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS (5:27 PM)
8. ADJOURNMENT (5:27 PM)
9. 9. eComments and emails received for the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
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   Action: received and filed

   This EC-Agenda Item was received and filed.

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11. CALL TO ORDER
12. ROLL CALL
13. REGULAR AGENDA
14. 1. Recommendation to approve the minutes of the Ethics Commission Regular Meeting on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Wise, seconded by Commissioner Fiedler, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. 2. Recommendation to discuss a recommendation to the City Manager regarding the Draft Vendor Code of Conduct by the Ad Hoc Committee; and, if appropriate, take any necessary related actions to said recommendation.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner De Benedictis, seconded by Commissioner Wise, that the item be continued to the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, June 13, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

16. 3. Recommendation to discuss the progress report from the Ad Hoc Committee on the Lobbyist Ordinance recommendation.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Chair Morales, seconded by Commissioner De Benedictis, to approve recommendation, as amended, to [1] receive and file the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Lobbyist Ordinance; [2] direct the Chair and the Vice Chair to work with staff on the development of a community meeting process with one or more meetings; [3] designate the Ad Hoc Committee on the Lobbyist Ordinance members, Commissioner Wise, Vice Chair Pollack, and Chair Morales attend the community meetings with staff; [4] request each member of the Commission submit questions they want to present to the community for contemplation in advance of those meetings within the next 10 days; and [5] request City staff to conduct an equity analysis, if possible in advance of the community meeting, and determine if the analysis should be referred to the Equity and Human Relations Commission. The motion carried by the following vote:

17. 4. Recommendation to receive and file departmental feedback on the draft Investigations Protocol.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Fiedler, seconded by Commissioner Wise, that the item be continued to the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, June 13, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

18. 5. Recommendation to receive and file a presentation providing an update for the City of Long Beach Public Records Act Program.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Wise, seconded by Commissioner De Benedictis, to approve recommendation, as amended, that the item be continued to the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, June 13, 2023 and request staff to come back with a report on the public records requests that includes data on turnover time, requests that have been there for more than 24 days, what steps have been taken to reduce the outstanding public records request, and recommendations from staff on how the Commission can positively impact the improvement of turnaround time for public record requests. The motion carried by the following vote:

19. 6. Recommendation to receive and file an update on the Ethics Commission Action Plan.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: laid over Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner Shotwell, seconded by Commissioner Wise, that the item be continued to the Ethics Commission meeting of Wednesday, June 13, 2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

20. 7. Recommendation to receive and file a monthly update from the Ethics Officer.
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    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner De Benedictis, seconded by Commissioner Wise, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

21. 8. Recommendation to receive and file a report from the Ad Hoc Committees; discuss anticipated Ad Hoc Committees for upcoming projects; and, if appropriate, take action to dissolve or create Ad Hoc Committees.
    EC-Agenda Item
    Action: approve recommendation Passed

    A motion was made by Commissioner De Benedictis, seconded by Commissioner Fiedler, to approve recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote:

22. PUBLIC COMMENT
23. ANNOUNCEMENTS
24. ADJOURNMENT
25. I, Jonathan Nagayama, City Clerk Analyst, certify that the agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting.
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