CITY COUNCIL: Resolution Establishing Starting Time of Council's Tour of Inspection at 4:00 P.M. on Monday Prior to Regular Council Meeting

Meeting Date: January 8, 2013

Prepared by: Molly Laughlin

City Council

Agenda Item Summary

Name: Consideration of a Resolution establishing the starting time of the Council's Tour of Inspection at 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Regular Council Meeting.

Description: Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Section 2.04.0 I 0 B states that City Council shall hold regular meetings at "4:30 p.m. (tour of inspection) on the Monday prior to the regular meeting of each month, if necessary, for the purpose of permitting the City Council to consider in the field those items that should be viewed by the Council prior to Council action, unless otherwise established from time to time by resolution of the City Council. "

Since April 30, 2012, the Council has held a monthly public workshop on a topic of general interest that begins at 5:30p.m. on the Mondays prior to the Regular Council meeting. In addition, Council frequently (usually) holds a Closed Session meeting immediately following the Tour of Inspection. In order to allow more time to conduct business- both the Tour and the Closed Session--before the Workshop, it was recommended to move the start of the Tour of lnspection up by one half hour. This Resolution will establish this earlier start time.

Overall Cost: None.

Staff Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution to establish the time of the Council's Monday Tour of lnspection from 4:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., beginning in February 2013.

Important Considerations: Beginning the Tour of lnspection one half hour earlier will allow Council to transact more of its business before the Public Workshop at 5:30 p.m. This will be especially beneficial when Council has multiple sites to visit or has numerous or lengthy items to consider in its Closed Session meeting.

Decision Record: Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 was last amended on January 9, 2007, through Ordinance 2007-1, which established the 4:30 p.m. Monday start time for Council Tours of Inspection.

Reviewed by:

Jason Stilwell, City Administrator Date

CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA
RESOLUTION 2013-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY THE-SEAESTABLISHING THE STARTING TIME OF THE COUNCIL’S TOUR OF INSPECTION AT 4:00 P.M. ON THE MONDAY PRIOR TO THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

WHEREAS, Carmel-by-the-Sea Municipal Code Section 2.04.010 B states that City Council shall hold regular meetings at “4:30 p.m. (tour of inspection) on the Monday prior to the regular meeting of each month, if necessary, for the purpose of permitting the City Council to consider in the field those items that should be viewed by the Council prior to Council action, unless otherwise established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.” and

WHEREAS, the Council has determined that it is in its best interest to have an additional 30 minutes in which to conduct necessary business, which frequently includes holding a Closed Session meeting that same day, before adjourning to the monthly Public Workshop at 5:30 p.m.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE SEA DOES:

1. Establish the starting time of the monthly Tour of Inspection as the Monday afternoon prior to the Regular Council meeting at 4:00 p.m. commencing in February 2013.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA on this 8th day of January 2013 by the following roll call vote:

AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:

SIGNED:

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JASON BURNETT, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Heidi Burch, City Clerk