ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: March 11, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Deferred Business TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Virginia Gennaro, City Attorney
DATE: March 4, 2026
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Resolution No. 206-2021 to Revise the Council Policy for Conducting City Council Meetings to Adjust The Order of Agendas and Public Comment Procedures (SB 707 Updates).
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the amendment.
BACKGROUND:
At the February 25, 2026 City Council meeting, the City Attorney’s Office provided an overview of the major operational changes required by Senate Bill 707, which made numerous changes to the Brown Act.
Among other things, the City must allow the public to participate and provide public statements remotely via two-way audio at City Council meetings by July 1, 2026. Incorporating remote participation requires an operational change to existing practice, as well as an amendment of Council policy set forth in Resolution No. 206(1).
Based on Council feedback and direction, a proposed Amendment No. 2 to Resolution No. 206 -2021 has been prepared for Council adoption. The policy has been revised to expressly delineate the agenda order for regular 3:30 and 5:15 City Council meetings, including moving Appointments up to the 3:30 meeting and incorporating remote public statements at both meetings. Total time limits for Non -Agenda and Agenda Item Public Statements will remain the same, but will be divided equally between those participating remotely and those participating in -person. Total time limits for Hearings will be increased to 20 minutes per side for argument, 10 minutes per side for rebut tal, to be divided equally between remote and in-person participants.
The proposed Resolution will take effect on April 1, 2026, with remote participation provisions taking effect when the requisite technology is implemented, on or before July 1, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This action will result in minimal costs to provide these expanded services. This is a State unfunded mandate as a result of a new state law so the minimal cost will need to absorbed within its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget and future years budgets.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
Amendment No. 2 to Resolution No. 206-2021 (Redline and Final version)