AGENDA Poway City Council
Coun cil Ch am be r I 13325 Civic Center Driv e I Poway , CA I 9206 4 December 17, 2024 I 7 p.m.
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Steve Vaus
Mayor
Caylin Frank
Deputy Mayor
Peter De Hoff
Councilmembe r
Anita Edmondson
Councilmemb er
Brian Pepin
Councilmemb er
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1. Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances on this Agenda
2. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 872 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Amending Chapters 2.04, 2.08 and 2.18 of the Poway Municipal Code"
3. November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election Results
Administration of Oath of Office and Presentation of Certificates of Election to Newly Elected Council members
ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
STAFF REPORTS: None
WORKSHOPS: None
COUNCIL-INITIATED ITEMS:
4. Appointment of Deputy Mayor for 2025
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS : Pursuant to AB1234 - (G.C. 53232(d)) CITY MANAGER ITEMS:
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS : (Including any pu blic report of any action taken in closed session) CLOSED SESSION: None
ADIOURNMENT:
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Poway, hereby declare under penalty of perjury that this notice of a Regular meeting as called by the City Council of the City of Poway was posted and provided on December 10, 2024. Said meeting to be held at 7:00 p.m., December 17, 2024, in the Poway City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California. Said notice was posted on the Bulletin Board at the entrance to City Hall. 0Ulli11 dit1/&lift1-
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AGENDA REPORT CityofPoway
December 17, 2024
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk <4
CITY COUNCIL
Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk
(858) 668-4435 or [email protected]
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 872 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Amending Chapters 2.04, 2.08 and 2.18 of the Poway Municipal Code"
The introduction and first reading of the above-entitled Ordinance was approved at a Regular City Council Meeting on December 3, 2024. There was one (1) speaker.
The Ordinance is now presented for second reading and adoption by title only.
Vote at first reading:
Recommended Action:
AYES:
NOES:
DE HOFF, EDMONDSON, FRANK, VAUS
NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: PEPIN
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
It is recommended the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 872.
Environmental Review:
None.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
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Public Notification:
An ordinance summary notice was published in the Poway News Chieftain on Thursday, December 12, 2024. A certified copy of this Ordinance will also be posted in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code section 36933.
Attachments:
A. Ordinance No. 872
Reviewed/Approved By:
Assistant City Manager
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Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
Approved By:
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ORDINANCE
NO.
872
AN
ORDINANCE
OF
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY,
CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING
CHAPTERS
2.04,
2.08 AND
2.18 OF
THE
POWAY
MUNICIPAL
CODE
WHEREAS,
City
staff
and
the
City
Attorney
's
Office
have
been
progressively
analyzing
the
Poway
Municipal
Code
("PMC")
and
recommending
updates
where
appropriate
; and
WHEREAS,
the
City
Council
of
the
City
of
Poway
wishes
to
clarify
the
role
of
Councilmembers
in
the
City's
Council-Manager
form
of
government,
and
ensure
all
City
Councilmembers
treat
each
other
and
City
staff
respectfully.
NOW,
THEREFORE,
THE
CITY
COUNCIL
OF
THE
CITY
OF
POWAY
DOES
ORDAIN
AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION
1:
The
above
recitations
are
true
and
correct.
SECTION
2:
Section
2.08.080(A)
of
the
PMC
is
hereby
amended
as
follows,
with
additions
in
underline,
and
deletions
in
strikethrough
:
Council-Manager
Relations.
The
City
Council
and
its
members
shall
deal
with
the
administrative
.services
and
staff
of
the
City
only
through
the
City
Manager,
except
for
the
purpose
of
inquiry
and
only
at
a
duly
convened
meeting
of
the
City
Council.
aoo
flNeither
the
City
Council
nor
any
member
thereof
shall
give
orders
or
instructions
to
any
subordinates
of
the
City
Manager.
The
City
Manager
shall
take
orders
and
instructions
from
the
City
Council
only
when
sitting
in
a
duly
convened
meeting
of
the
City
Council
and
no
individual
Councilmember
shall
give
any
orders
or
instructions
to
the
City
Manager
or
City
Attorney
.
Other
than
the
City
Manager
and
City
Attorney,
the
City
Council
shall
only
communicate
with
City
staff
about
City
business
during
a
duly
convened
meeting
of
the
City
Council.
SECTION
3:
Section
2.04.100,
entitled
"Conduct
of
the
City
Council,
" shall
be
added
to
the
PMC
to
read
as
follows
:
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A.
The
professional
and
personal
conduct
of
members
of
the
City
Council
must
be
above
reproach
and
members
should
take
steps
to
avoid
even
the
appearance
of
impropriety.
Members
shall
refrain
from
abusive
conduct
, personal
charges
or
verbal
attacks
upon
the
character
or
motives
of
other
members
of
the
Council,
commissions,
boards
and
committees,
the
staff
or
public
.
B.
All
members
of
the
City
Council
shall
perform
their
duties
in
accordance
with
the
processes
and
rules
of
order
established
by
the
City
Council
and
commissions,
boards,
and
committees
governing
the
deliberation
of
public
policy
issues,
meaningful
involvement
of
the
public,
and
implementation
of
policy
decisions
of
the
City
Council
by
City
staff
.
ATTACHMENT
A
December 17, 2024, Item #2
Ordinance No. 872
C All members of the City Council shall respect and adhere to the Council-Manager structure of Poway city government. In this structure, the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice, information and analysis provided by the public, commissions, boards, and committees, and City staff. Individual members of the City Council therefore shall not interfere with the administrative functions of the City or the professional duties of City staff; nor shall they impair the ability of staff to implement Council policy decisions. Individual members shall not make requests of City staff, or provide any City staff members with direction, orders or instructions. Councilmembers shall not attend internal staff meetings or meetings between City staff and third parties unless invited by City staff or directed by Council to do so.
D. The City Council shall have the power to adopt a resolution of censure with respect to any member of the Council who violates this section 2.04.001, or any other Section of the Poway Municipal Code.
SECTION 4: Section 2.18.060 of the PMC shall be amended to add a new subdivision D, to read as follows:
A. The City Council's agenda shall be set by the City Manager, in consultation with the Mayor. Any individual member of the City Council that wishes to place a matter on a future City Council agenda may raise the matter as a Council initiated item, and only for the purpose of discussing whether or not that matter should be placed on a future City Council agenda. The matter raised by an individual member of the City Council may be placed on a future agenda for discussion only if a majority of the membership of the City Council votes in favor of doing so.
SECTION 5: The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not a "project" pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA").
SECTION 6: If any provisions of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the act which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
SECTION 7: This Ordinance shall be codified.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its adoption.
CERTIFICATION/PUBLICATION: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause it or a summary of it, to be published with the names of the City Councilmembers voting for and against the same in the Poway News Chieftain, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Poway within fifteen (15) days after its adoption and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with Government Code § 36933.
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Ordinance No. 872
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, held the 3rd day of December, 2024, and thereafter.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of said City Council held the 17th day of December, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
DISQUALIFIED:
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
Carrie Gallagher, CMC, City Clerk
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DATE:
TO:
FROM:
CONTACT:
SUBJECT:
Summary:
AGENDA REPORT
December 17, 2024
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk ct-
Carrie Gallagher, City Clerk
(858) 668-4535 or [email protected]
Appointment of Deputy Mayor for 2025
City of Poway
CITY COUNCIL
In September 1990, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 90-179 which provided guidelines for the selection of Deputy Mayor. In accordance with the Resolution, the Deputy Mayor:
1. Will serve a maximum term of one year;
2. Will be appointed at the first regular meeting in December in odd-numbered years; and
3. Will be appointed at the first regular meeting held thirty days following the general municipal election in even-numbered years.
Recommended Action:
It is recommended the Mayor appoint a Council member to serve as Deputy Mayor for the one-year term commencing December 17, 2024.
Environmental Review:
This action is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Public Notification:
None.
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Attachments:
None.
Reviewed/Approved By:
Wend aserman
Assistant City Manager
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Alan Fenstermacher
City Attorney
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