COUNCIL POLICY AND
PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING – THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2024
PLAZA CONFERENCE ROOM AT CITY HALL – 500 CASTRO STREET
2:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 p.m. with Chair Ramirez presiding.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Committee members Pat Showalter, Alison Hicks, and Chair Lucas Ramirez.
Absent: None.
3. MINUTES APPROVAL
Motion—M/S Hicks/Showalter—Carried 3-0—To approve the minutes for the November 28, 2023 meeting without modification.
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC—None.
5. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS
5.1 REVISION TO COUNCIL POLICY A -13, CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, SECTION 14, STUDY
SESSIONS
Assistant City Manager Audrey Seymour Ramberg presented this item. Committee member Hicks asked a question and received input from Ms. Ramberg.
There were no public comments.
The Committee members discussed the item , reviewed alternative language proposed by Chair Ramirez, and suggested some modifications.
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Hicks—Carried 3-0—To recommend an amendment to Council Policy A-13, City Council Meetings, using Chair Ramirez’s proposed language with minor changes in wording and order and with the addition of the suggestion to provide interim updates if a significant amount of time elapses (based on staff discretion) between a Study Session and the item coming to Council.
Council Policy and Procedures Committee Minutes
April 25, 2024
5.2 REVISION TO COUNCIL POLICY A -16, POSITIONS ON BALLOT MEASURES AND
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Assistant to the City Manager /Intergovernmental Relations Manager Christina Gilmore presented the item.
The following members of the public spoke:
• Bruce England
• Clara Jessup
The Committee members discussed the item.
Motion—M/S Ramirez/Hicks—Carried 3 -0—To decline staff -recommended language associated with the inclusion of language around international and foreign affairs and provide a follow-up Council report summarizing this direction.
5.3 ROUTINE COUNCIL POLICY AND PROCEDURES AGENDA TOPICS UPDATE
Deputy City Manager Kimberly Thomas presented the item.
The following members of the public spoke:
• Bruce England
The Committee members discussed the item.
6. COMMITTEE/STAFF COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, COMMITTEE REPORTS—None.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:08 p.m.
These Minutes are hereby submitted for
approval by Michal Schultz, Recording Secretary.
Approved on November 20, 2024.
MS/6/MGR/625-04-25-24mn-1