AGENDA
SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD (FAB) MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2022 – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Members:
Mayor Gabe Quinto
Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Motoyama · Councilmember Janet Abelson Councilmember Paul Fadelli · Councilmember Tessa Rudnick Financial Advisory Board Members:
Chair Dick Patterson
Member Ruth Cazden · Member Farhad Farahmand
Member William Ktsanes · Member Kimberly White
Join Via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84672893112?pwd=ZnhqS3hMOHBDMVlPa0dyOGNlOG14Zz09 Meeting ID: 846 7289 3112 Password: 446663
or Dial in: 1-408-638-0968
The City Council may continue to meet by teleconference, consistent with the Brown Act as amended by AB 361 (2021). Under the amended rules, the City will not provide a physical location for members of the public to participate in the teleconference meeting.
Members of the public can watch or listen to City Council meetings as follows:
1. Cable T.V. Broadcast on KCRT Channel 28
2. Livestream Online at www.el-cerrito.org/CouncilMeetingMaterials
3. Via Zoom using the meeting information listed above (Closed captioning available)
Each period for public comment will be announced. Public Comments may be submitted one of two ways:
Via Zoom using the “Raise Hand” icon to request to speak. If joining by phone, dial *9 to "raise your hand", and when prompted by the host, *6 to unmute/mute. Via email to [email protected]. Email must contain in the subject line Public Comments – not on agenda or Public Comments – agenda item #.
To ensure City Council receives your written comments prior to taking action, they must be received by 4:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All written comments received by this deadline will be provided to the City Council and FAB members and posted online in advance of the meeting.
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Comments received after the deadline will be provided to the City Council and FAB members and included with supplemental materials after the meeting. No written comments will be read into the record.
6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL – CONVENE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND
FINANCIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OR OBSERVATION OF A
MOMENT OF SILENCE
2. TELECONFERENCE AND PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS
3. FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 BUDGET STUDY SESSION
Proposed Action: Hear from city departments and conduct a study session on the FY2022-2023 budget.
Preliminary Budget Overview
Review updated 10-year forecast
Operational and fiscal status of city departments
Contact: Karen Pinkos, City Manager, City Management
4. ADJOURN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
The City of El Cerrito serves, leads and supports our diverse community by providing exemplary and innovative services, public places and infrastructure, ensuring public safety and creating an economically and environmentally sustainable future.
Council Meetings can be heard live on FM Radio, KECG – 88.1 and 97.7 FM and viewed live on Cable TV - KCRT- Channel 28. The meetings are rebroadcast on Channel 28 the following Thursday and Monday at 12 noon, except on holidays. Live and On-Demand Webcast of the Council Meetings can be accessed from the City’s website http://www.el-cerrito.org/CouncilMeetingMaterials and is streamed with closed caption. Copies of the agenda bills and other written documentation relating to items of business referred to on the agenda are on file and available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk, at the El Cerrito Library and posted on the City’s website at www.el-cerrito.org prior to the meeting.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk, 510-215-4305. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR
35.102-35.104 ADA Title I).
The Deadline for agenda items and communications is eight days prior to the next meeting by 12 noon, City Clerk’s Office, 10890 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA. Tel: 510-215–4305, email [email protected]
IF YOU CHALLENGE A DECISION OF THE CITY COUNCIL IN COURT, YOU MAY BE LIMITED TO RAISING ONLY THOSE ISSUES YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE RAISED AT THE COUNCIL MEETING.
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ACTIONS CHALLENGING CITY COUNCIL DECISIONS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TIME LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE SECTION 1094.6. The City Council believes that late night meetings deter public participation, can affect the Council’s decision-making ability, and can be a burden to staff. City Council Meetings shall be adjourned by 11:00 p.m., unless extended to a specific time determined by a majority of the Council.
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