Joint Meeting of the Charter Amendment Committee and City Council

Agenda

1. SPECIAL MEETING
2. ROLL CALL
3. CALL TO ORDER
4. PUBLIC HEARING
5. 1. Recommendation to consider and receive comments from the community regarding the following proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: City of Long Beach Citizens Redistricting Commission Measure. A charter amendment and ordinance to require the creation of a citizens commission of Long Beach residents, to determine the boundaries of City Council districts at least every ten years after the national census for members of the Long Beach City Council.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Andrews, to consider proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter, receive comments from the community, and refer for final hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, as amended, to revise redistricting measure to reflect the recommendations in the letter from Common Cause, except for recommendations in No. 6 and No. 11. The motion carried by the following vote:

6. 2. Recommendation to consider and receive comments from the community regarding the following proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: City of Long Beach Ethics Commission Measure. A charter amendment and ordinance to require the creation of an ethics commission comprised of Long Beach residents for the purpose of monitoring, administering, and enforcing governmental ethics laws in the City of Long Beach.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Andrews, to consider proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter, receive comments from the community, and refer for final hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote:

7. 3. Recommendation to consider and receive comments from the community regarding the following proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: A charter amendment to limit the Mayor and Councilmembers to serving three terms for each office, and eliminating the exception to term limits for write-in candidates.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Andrews, to consider proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter, receive comments from the community, and refer for final hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote:

8. 4. Recommendation to consider and receive comments from the community regarding the following proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: City Auditor Authority. A charter amendment to authorize the City Auditor to conduct performance audits, defined as independent assessments of programs, functions, operations, or management designed to enhance performance, cost savings, efficiency or service improvements of City departments, boards, commissions, and offices.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Andrews, to consider proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter, receive comments from the community, and refer for final hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018, as amended for Section 806 to read as follows: The City Auditor shall be furnished a copy of all reports of a financial nature prepared by any department, commission, office or agency of the City. In the performance of his or her duties, the City Auditor shall have timely and responsible access to all requested city records, including but not limited to financial records, contracts, documents, systems, files, property and other internal records, unless restricted or prohibited by law. The motion carried by the following vote:

9. 5. Recommendation to consider and receive comments from the community regarding the following proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter: Utility Consolidation Measure. A charter amendment to consolidate the administration of the Water Department and the Gas Department under a single utility commission.
   Agenda Item
   Action: approve recommendation Passed

   A motion was made by Austin, seconded by Andrews, to consider proposed amendment to the Long Beach City Charter, receive comments from the community, and refer for final hearing on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. PUBLIC COMMENT
11. ADJOURNMENT
12. NOTE:
13. PUBLIC COMMENT (4:20 PM)
14. PUBLIC HEARING (3:36 PM)
15. FINISHED AGENDA & MINUTES
16. ROLL CALL (3:35 PM)
17. ADJOURNMENT (4:20 PM)
18. Also present: Patrick West, City Manager; Tom Modica, Assistant City Manager; Charles Parkin, City Attorney; Monique De La Garza, City Clerk; Pablo Rubio, City Clerk Analyst.
19. CALL TO ORDER
20. SPECIAL MEETING