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1 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Staff Report: July 18, 2022
Subject
Discuss Expanding the Membership of the LRC
Recommended Action
Discuss Expanding the Membership of the LRC
Background
When the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) was first formed it was comprised of the City Manager, the Director of Administrative Services, the Mayor, and one other councilmember. Over the years, the membership has changed in various ways. For example, while the Mayor is typically one of the two councilmembers on the LRC, this has not always been the case. Also, the staff on the LRC have fluctuated with the membership of staff dropping to just the City Manager and then to having no staff as members in recent years. Currently, the Committee has two councilmembers making up the entirety of its membership.
At the LRC meeting on May 14, 2019, the Committee requested that staff review the possibility of adding additional members to the LRC. The LRC discussed adding members to the LRC on June 25, 2019, and ultimately decided not to add Councilmembers, committee members or non-voting members to the committee at that time. More information can be found in the staff report in Attachment A.
Discussion
At the June 27, 2022 LRC meeting, one LRC member mentioned possibly adding commissioners as members for the LRC. It is possible to have Cupertino commissions appoint a representative to serve on the LRC. However, it is important to note that topics of legislation are broad and may not always fit within the expertise of a given commission. Since there are ten Cupertino commissions, it is not advisable to have a representative from each one serve on the LRC as the large membership could make it 2 difficult for the group to be responsive to legislative activity. Since it is not advisable to have a member from each of the ten commissions serve on the LRC, there will need to be clear determination on which commissions are chosen to have a representative added to the membership.
If a change in membership is recommended, staff will prepare an item for Council and a resolution to that effect.
Sustainability Impact
None anticipated.
Fiscal Impact
None anticipated.
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Prepared by: Astrid Robles, Acting Assistant to the City Manager Approved for Submission by: Dianne Thompson, Acting City Manager Attachments:
A – Staff Report from May 24, 2019 LRC Meeting