Agenda packet, first session — Pacific Grove City Council, June 21, 2023

CITY COUNCIL

ERRATA SHEET

CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE
300 Forest Avenue, Pacific Grove, California 93950
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Sandra Kandell, City Clerk/DEI Coordinator
MEETING DATE: 06/21/2023
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting Agenda- Errata Sheet
Attached is additional information for your consideration at the July 19, 2023 City Council Meeting:

Agenda Item Information Provided/Corrected

11B
Revised Ordinance with corrected title. (See attached.) Addition to Recommended Action: Direct that a summary of a proposed ordinance be published as approved by the City Attorney.

Attachments
Revised Ordinance
Revised Ordinance

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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE AMENDING ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 OF THE PACIFIC GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTION 2.04.100 ON POLICY CREATION,

AMENDMENT, OR DELETION BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
FACTS

1. On May 17, 2023, the City Council voted to direct the City Attorney to draft an ordinance to amend Chapter 2.04 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code codifying that Council policies shall be created, amended, or deleted only by Council Resolution.

2. Council policies are an important and integral part of city government.

3. Policies span a wide range of local government functions to establish important procedures and administrative actions.

4. Recent practice to create or amend Council policy has not been consistent, doing so either by resolution or motion (minute order).

5. Resolutions provide a permanent record that includes findings, Council votes, and is more readily located than minutes, thus strengthening the administrative record and ease of public access to the policy action.

6. For these reasons, the City Council directed the City Attorney to draft an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.04 of the Pacific Grove Municipal Code by adding Section 2.04.100 on Policy creation, amendment, or deletion by City Council Resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The foregoing Facts are adopted as findings of the City Council as though set forth in fully within the body of this ordinance.

SECTION 2. Chapter 2.04 is hereby amended to add Section 2.04.110 to read as follows

2.04.100 Policy creation, amendment, or deletion. Council policies shall be created, amended, or deleted only by Council Resolution.

SECTION 3. The City Manager is directed to execute all documents and to perform all other necessary City acts to implement this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or any part thereof, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, or its application to other persons or circumstances. The City Council hereby

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declares that it would have passed and adopted each provision, section, paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

Section 5. In accord with Article 15 of the City Charter, this ordinance shall become effective on the thirtieth (30th) day following its adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFIC GROVE this ______ day of ______________, ______, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

APPROVED:
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BILL PEAKE, Mayor
ATTEST:

DATED:_______________________
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SANDRA KANDELL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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BRIAN A. PIERIK, City Attorney