ANNOTATED AGENDA
Antioch City Council
SPECIAL MEETING
Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Time: 7:00 P.M. – Special Meeting
Place: Council Chambers
200 ‘H’ Street
Antioch, CA 94509
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Lamar Thorpe, Mayor Ellie Householder, City Clerk
Tamisha Torres-Walker, Mayor Pro Tem (District 1) Lauren Posada, City Treasurer Michael Barbanica, Council Member District 2
Lori Ogorchock, Council Member District 3 Forrest B. Ebbs, Acting City Manager Monica E. Wilson, Council Member District 4 Thomas Lloyd Smith, City Attorney
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ANTIOCH CITY COUNCIL -1- MAY 30, 2023
Notice of Opportunity to Address Council
The City Council can only take action on items that are listed on this agenda. The public has the opportunity to address the Council on each agenda item. To address the Council, fill out a Speaker Request form and place it in the Speaker Card Tray near the City Clerk before the meeting begins. Please identify the specific agenda item number you would like to speak on. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When you are called to speak, please limit your comments to the time allotted (up to 3 minutes, at the disc retion of the Mayor). The Speaker Request forms are located at the entrance of the Council Chambers. No one may speak more than once on an agenda item.
7:00 P.M. ROLL CALL – SPECIAL MEETING – for Council Members – Council Members District 2 Barbanica, District 3 Ogorchock, District 4 Wilson, and Mayor Pro Tem (District 1) Torres-Walker (Mayor Thorpe – Absent)
Mayor Pro Tem (District 1) Torres-Walker opened and presided over the meeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COUNCIL REGULAR AGENDA
1. DISCUSSION ITEM: AGENDA SETTING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS
Direction provided to staff to bring back a resolution to codify the agenda setting processes and procedures to include the following:
1) Have regular meetings end no later than 11:00 p.m.
2) If an item wasn’t reached before the end of the agenda on a particular evening, it automatically is added to the next agenda.
3) Reserve three agenda items for Council members requests. 4) Change the six-month list to a 90-day list.
Council consensus [4/0] to bring these items back at the June 27, 2023, regularly scheduled Council Meeting
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council discuss, receive public comments, and provide direction to staff on a proposed agenda setting process for City Council meetings.
2. DISCUSSION ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF A PROCESS TO TRANSITION THE CITY
FROM FOUR TO FIVE ELECTION DISTRICTS AND TO CHANGE THE PROCESS FOR
DESIGNATING THE MAYOR, FROM A DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR FOR A FOUR -
YEAR TERM TO A MAYOR SERVING A ONE-YEAR TERM ON A ROTATING BASIS Received public comment and legal counsel; no action taken Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council discuss, receive public comments, and provide direction to staff.
MOTION TO ADJOURN – The Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem will make a motion to adjourn the meeting. A second motion is required, and then a majority vote is required to adjourn the meeting.
Motioned to adjourn Special Meeting at 9:01 p.m., 4/0