RESOLUTION NO.___
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA DETERMINING REASONABLE
EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN
MEETINGS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54953.4
WHEREAS, the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.) establishes requirements for open and public meetings of local legislative bodies; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 707 (2025) amended the Brown Act to include additional requirements intended to encourage participation in public meetings, particularly among communities that do not traditionally participate in public meetings and non-English-speaking communities; and
WHEREAS, Government Code § 54953.4(b)(3)(C) requires the City Council to determine and make reasonable efforts to invite groups that do not traditionally participate in public meetings to attend those meetings; and
WHEREAS, such reasonable efforts may include outreach to media organizations serving the City, including those serving non-English-speaking communities, as well as civic, neighborhood, community-based, civil rights, and good government organizations; and WHEREAS, Government Code § 54953.4(b)(3)(C)(ii) provides legislative bodies with broad discretion in determining appropriate reasonable efforts and clarifies that no action shall arise from failing to provide notice to any specific group; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to promoting transparency, accessibility, and broad public participation in its public meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City currently uses a variety of communication methods to inform the public of meetings and opportunities to participate; and WHEREAS, the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lancaster as follows:
Section 1. Determination of Reasonable Efforts. The City Council determines the following to constitute reasonable efforts to encourage participation in meetings pursuant to Government Code § 54953.4(b)(3)(C):
1. Media Outreach. The City may include media organizations serving the City, including media organizations serving non-English-speaking communities, in the distribution of meeting agendas, notices, or other meeting-related information, as appropriate.
2. Electronic Access and Agenda Subscriptions. The City shall maintain methods for members of the public to access meeting agendas and related materials electronically, including through the City’s website or other regular agenda-posting platform. Where available, the City may also provide options for members of the public to subscribe to receive meeting agendas, notices, or other updates.
3. Multilingual Communication. The City may use multilingual communication methods to increase awareness of meetings and participation opportunities, including translated agendas, translated meeting instructions, multilingual social media posts, website notices, or other communication tools, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law and available resources.
4. Community and Organizational Outreach. The City may provide meeting information through existing communication channels and partnerships with community-based organizations, neighborhood groups, civic organizations, civil rights organizations, good government organizations, and organizations serving non-English-speaking communities, as opportunities arise and consistent with available resources.
5.Use of Existing Communication Channels. The City may use existing outreach methods to share meeting information and participation opportunities, including, but not limited to, the City website, email notifications, agenda subscription services, newsletters, social media platforms, public counters, bulletin boards, community meetings, and other established communication tools
Section 2. Flexible Framework. The efforts identified in this Resolution are intended to provide a flexible framework for outreach and public participation. The City may modify, expand, or adjust its outreach methods over time based on available resources, evolving communication practices, changes in technology, and the needs of the community.
Section 3. No Requirement to Provide Notice to Any Specific Group. Consistent with Government Code Section 54953.4(b)(3)(C)(ii), this Resolution does not require notice to any specific group or organization, and no action shall arise from the failure to provide notice to any specific group or organization.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 9 th day of June 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
ANDREA ALEXANDER, CMC
City Clerk
City of Lancaster
R. REX PARRIS
Mayor
City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF LANCASTER
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CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, , City of Lancaster,
California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No.______, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this
day of , .
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