MINUTES
MALIBU CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
6:00 P.M.
The following meeting was held pursuant to AB 361 and teleconferenced from various locations during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
MEETING CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Uhring called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following persons were recorded in attendance by the Recording Secretary:
PRESENT: Mayor Steve Uhring; Mayor Pro Tem Doug Stewart; and Councilmembers Paul Grisanti, Marianne Riggins, and Bruce Silverstein
ALSO PRESENT: Trevor Rusin, Interim City Attorney; Steve McClary, City Manager; Joseph Toney, Assistant City Manager; Alexis Brown, Deputy City Manager; Kelsey Pettijohn, City Clerk; Kristin Riesgo, Community Services Director; Yolanda Bundy, Environmental Sustainability Director; Richard Mollica, Planning Director; Susan Duefias, Public Safety Director; Rob DuBouX, Public Works Director; Rob Houston, Interim Deputy City Manager, and Jason Lawrence, Deputy City Clerk.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tem Stewart led the Pledge of Allegiance.
REPORT ON POSTING OF AGENDA
Deputy City Clerk Lawrence reported that the agenda for the meeting was properly posted on September 21, 2023.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION Councilmember Grisanti moved, and Councilmember Riggins seconded a motion to approve the agenda. The question was called, and the motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON WORKSHOP
Mayor Uhring opened the floor to public comment. As there were no speakers present, he closed public comment.
Malibu City Council
Minutes of September 27, 2023
1i ITEM 1 NEW BUSINESS
A. Strategic Priority Proj ect Update and Final Proj ect List Approval Recommended Action: 1) Approve the Strategic Priority Proj ect list for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 -24; and 2) Create a Malibu Culture Ad Hoc Committee to work with the Malibu Culture Priority Proj ect team, and 3) Approve the recommended list of employee benefit items.
Steve McClary presented the staff report.
The Council discussed the matter and directed questions to staff.
MOTION Councilmember Silverstein moved to:
1) approve the Strategic Priority Project list for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 -24; 2) direct the City Council Policy Review Ad Hoc Committee to work with the Malibu Culture Priority Proj ect team;
3) direct the City Manager to provide project updates every two months at City Council meetings;
4) direct staff to set the next Strategic Workshop for March 2024 to revisit and update the Priority List;
5) approve the recommended list of employee benefit items, directing staff to:
a) explore an alternate Flaming Commission meeting day; b) examine options for an earlier start time for City Council meetings and V rearrangement of the agenda order;
c) develop a plan for service coverage to support closure of City Hall during winter break at the end of December;
d) create a car stipend for staff unable to participate in hybrid remote workday option; and
e) add Juneteenth as an official City Holiday; and
FRIENDLY AMENDMENT
Councilmember Riggins seconded the motion and moved to amend the motion to direct staff to bring back an item for adoption of the Juneteenth holiday as soon as possible.
The amendment was accepted by the maker of the motion.
The question was called, and the amended motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:31 p.m., Mayor Uhring moved, and Councilmember Riggins seconded a motion to adj ourn the meeting. The motion carried unanimously.
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Malibu City Council
Minutes of September 27, 2023
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