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CITY OF SAN MARINO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Steve Talt, Mayor
Steven W. Huang, DDS, Vice Mayor
Tony Chou, Council Member
Calvin Lo, Council Member
Gretchen Shepherd Romey, Council Member
Philippe Eskandar, City Manager
www.CityofSanMarino.org
(626) 300-0700 Phone
City Hall Council Chamber
2200 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SAN MARINO CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2023 AT 8:30 AM
BARTH ROOM CROWELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
1890 HUNTINGTON DRIVE
SAN MARINO, CA 91108
The City of San Marino appreciates your attendance. Citizens’ interest provides the Council with valuable information regarding issues of the community.
Regular meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Typically, adjourned meetings are held on the last Friday of every month at 8:30 a.m.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person with a disability who requires a reasonable modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should contact the City Clerk via email at [email protected] or by phone at (626) 300-0705 prior to the meeting for assistance.
The public is welcome to attend the meeting in person or remotely via Zoom, however, the meeting will proceed as normal even if there are technical difficulties with Zoom. The City will do it’s best to resolve any technical issues as quickly as possible.
How to view or listen to the meeting from home:
Visit www.CityofSanMarino.org/Zoom
How to offer public comment from home:
Public comment will be accepted by email to [email protected] until 3:00 p.m. the day before the meeting, to be read by the City Clerk during public comment.
Lengthy public comment may be summarized in the interest of time, and previously AGENDA – OCTOBER 27, 2023 PAGE 2 of 3
distributed public comment will be noted. Any comments received after 3:00 p.m. will be included in the public comment record but will not be read at the meeting.
Public comment will be accepted electronically via the zoom.us webinar module during the meeting. Zoom comments will be taken after the in-person comments.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Council Member Chou, Council Member Lo, Council Member Shepherd Romey, Vice Mayor Huang, and Mayor Talt
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ROLL CALL
Commissioner Boegh, Commissioner Boozell, Commissioner Feffer, Vice Chair Chang, and Chair Martinson
POSTING OF AGENDA
The special meeting agenda is posted 24 hours prior to each special meeting at the following locations: City Hall, 2200 Huntington Drive, the Crowell Public Library, 1890 Huntington Drive, and the Stoneman Building, 1560 Pasqualito Drive. The special meeting agenda is also posted on the City’s website: http://www.cityofsanmarino.org.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
The City welcomes public input. Members of the public may address the City Council by completing a public comment card and giving it to the City Clerk prior to the meeting. At this time, the public may address the City Council on items that are not on the agenda.
Pursuant to state law, the City Council may not discuss or take action on issues not on the meeting agenda (Government Code Section 54954.2). The Mayor reserves the right to place limits on duration of comments. Staff may be asked to follow up on such items.
NEW BUSINESS
1. GENERAL DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL. The Public Safety Commission has identified the following priority topics of discussion with the City Council. The general discussion may include, but not be limited to the following:
1. Public Safety Commission Roles and Responsibilities.
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a. Is there interest in seeing the role of the Public Safety Commission changing? Is the Public Safety Commission meeting the
expectations of the City Council?
2. Is there a preferred method for the Public Safety Commission to Communicate with the City Council?
a. Going forward, the Public Safety Departments will include a statement from the Public Safety Commission in applicable staff reports presented to the Public Safety Commission that captures the quality of the discussions, and states any conclusions or recommendations from the Commission to the City Council. This will ensure that the City Council has a direct way to hear from the Commission.
3. Additional Topics from Individual Commissioners/Councilmembers
ADJOURNMENT
Posted: ALISON WALKER
CITY CLERK