WORKSHOP
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
220 EAST MOUNTAIN VIEW STREET
BARSTOW, CA 92311
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
5:00 PM
(HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE)
MINUTES
WORKSHOP
Minutes-February 23, 2023
CALL TO ORDER:
MAYOR COURTNEY called the workshop to order at 5:05 P.M.
INVOCATION:
MAYOR PRO TEM NOBLE led the invocation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
COUNCILMEMBER DYER KRUSE led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL:
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
James M. Noble Mayor Pro Tem Present
Marilyn Dyer Kruse Council Member Present
Barbara Mae Rose Council Member Present
Paul Anthony Courtney Mayor Present
Carmen Hernandez Council Member Present
PARTICIPATION IS INVITED: IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA INCLUDING
ANY ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, PLEASE SO INDICATE BY FILLING OUT A SPEAKER REQUEST CARD AND HAND TO THE CITY CLERK. IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE REQUIRED, 48 HOURS NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK.
CODE OF ETHICS: AS YOUR ELECTED GOVERNING BOARD WE WILL REMEMBER THE "CODE OF ETHICS" THAT WE VOLUNTARILY AND UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED. DURING THIS MEETING WE WILL TREAT EACH OTHER AND THE PUBLIC WITH PATIENCE, CIVILITY AND COURTESY. THE DECISIONS
MADE TONIGHT WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BARSTOW COMMUNITY AND NOT FOR PERSONAL GAIN.
REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA: THIS IS THE TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD TO CALL FOR REARRANGING THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA; ADDING ITEMS TO OR REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE AGENDA; OR REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION AND/OR SEPARATE ACTION.
Minutes-February 23, 2023
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Carmen Hernandez, Council Member
SECONDER: James M. Noble, Mayor Pro Tem
AYES: Noble, Kruse, Rose, Courtney, Hernandez
WORKSHOP:
1. SENATE BILL 1100 WORKSHOP
Recommended Action:
Discussion only.
CITY ATTORNEY MATTHEW SUMMERS
- Discussed the history and purpose of the Ralph M. Brown Act and Rosenberg's Rules of Order. - Also provided an overview of Senate Bill 1100.
COUNCILMEMBER ROSE
- Asked for a copy of tonight's presentation.
- Discussed concerns with the point of order procedure and proper protocol not being followed during the February 6, 2023 meeting.
COUNCILMEMBER HERNANDEZ
- Stated that the City Attorney should ask for clarification on what the point of order was for.
CITY ATTORNEY MATTHEW SUMMERS
- Discussed point of order procedures as outlined in Rosenberg's Rules of Order.
RESULT: PRESENTATION ONLY
PUBLIC COMMENTS: THIS IS THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE GOVERNING BOARD ON ALL MATTERS ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR. SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS ON ALL CONSENT ITEMS TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS. ALL REQUESTS TO SPEAK MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO THE AGENDA ITEM BEING ADDRESSED. IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE REQUIRED, 48 HOURS NOTICE MUST BE GIVEN TO THE CITY CLERK.
SPEAKERS
EUGENE BUTTICCI, DESERT MANNA
- Commended and thanked staff and CITY ATTORNEY MATTHEW SUMMERS for the clarification and information provided during the workshop.
MIKE HERNANDEZ, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
- Asked if an individual removed for disrupting the meeting could return again during the same meeting.
- Asked what the protocol was if an elected official disrupted the meeting. - Asked why previous questions asked regarding Measure Q were not answered.
TED WEASMA, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
- Stated that the Council and the public were responsible for following Rosenbergs Rules of Order.
MARSHA WEASMA, BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA
- Expressed concerns with how the Council meetings were being conducted. - Noted that Council meetings should be a safe place for the public to express their concerns. - Asked the Council to work together as a team.
Minutes-February 23, 2023
ADJOURNMENT:
By the consensus of the City Council and without objection, the meeting was adjourned at 6:25 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
_______________________________ _______________________________ Andrea Flores, City Clerk Paul Anthony Courtney, Dr. B.A. Mayor Notice: Signed Minutes are filed with the City Clerk’s office