FEBRUARY 22, 2022
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
*IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MEETING PARTICIPATION* UPDATED FEBRUARY 18, 2022
Consistent with Contra Costa County Health orders, and in accordance with California Government Code Section 54953(e) concerning teleconference meetings, this City Council meeting will be held exclusively via teleconference, using the Zoom video conferencing system. At this time, public participation will be available exclusively via telephone or teleconference, using the Zoom video conferencing system.
How to View and Participate
The public is invited to participate in the City Council meeting and offer comments of up to 3 minutes (or as may otherwise be determined by the Council) using any of the following methods:
1. Zoom: www.brentwoodca.gov/vcc or Zoom Webinar ID: 760 1397 0037 As the City Council Chamber will not be open to the public, individuals may view and participate in the meeting with this link. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. The meeting host will call on you, by name, and enable your microphone when it is your turn to speak.
In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the City Clerk by noon of the meeting date at [email protected] or 925.516.5182.)
(Immediately following public comment, the public may watch the interviews via our streaming software at www.brentwoodca.iqm2.com
The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov
2. Telephone
If you wish to comment during the meeting via telephone, you may “raise your hand” virtually on most devices by pressing *3, and you will be called upon when it is your time to speak. After speaking, please press *3 again to remove the “raise your hand” feature. If that feature does not work on your device, please email [email protected] in advance of the meeting where possible. The request must contain in the subject line “Request to Speak – Agenda Item #” and should include name and full phone number that will be used to call in. In order to ensure the orderly administration of the meeting using this method, providing your name is encouraged, but is not required.
3. E-mail
Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to [email protected]. Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
distributed to the Council via email before the meeting, posted online for public inspection at https://www.brentwoodca.gov/councilmeetingonline, and
later summarized in the meeting minutes.
Public comments received after 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date, but prior to the start of the meeting, will be emailed to the City Council, posted online within one day following the meeting, and will be summarized in the meeting minutes. The City cannot guarantee that its network, website, and/or the Zoom system will be uninterrupted. In the event of an interruption to FEBRUARY 22, 2022
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the broadcasting of the meeting using the telephone or internet-based options listed above, the City Council will take no further action on items on the agenda until public access to the meeting via either option is restored. To ensure that the City Council receives your comments prior to taking action, you are strongly encouraged to submit them in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m.
As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
Pursuant to Section 54956 of the California Government Code, a special meeting of the City Council is hereby called for FEBRUARY 22, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.
1. Call to Order/Roll Call: A special meeting of the City Council
2. Public Comments: At this time the public is permitted to address the City Council on items that are on the Special Meeting Agenda. Unless otherwise stated by the Mayor, persons addressing the City Council are required to limit their remarks to three (3) minutes. Please use the Raise Your Hand feature in Zoom. Those with questions should direct them to the Council and, if relevant, the Council may direct them to the appropriate staff member. (Immediately following public comment, the public may watch the interviews via our streaming software at www.brentwoodca.iqm2.com
3. Interviews and consideration of recommendations by Mayor Bryant for appointment of commissioners to the Arts Commission with two three-year appointments, and one appointment to fill the term expiring on 12/31/2022. (Tim Ogden/Margaret Wimberly)
4. Adjournment
POSTING STATEMENT
On February 18, 2022, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board, outside City Hall, 150 City Park Way, Brentwood, CA 94513 and at our website www.brentwoodca.gov A complete packet of information is available for public review at City Hall or on our website at www.brentwoodca.gov