Date: October 7, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Aram Chaparyan, City Manager
By: Carlos Huizar, Management Associate | [email protected] Subject: City Manager – Determine City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council declare the following Tuesdays as City Council Dark Nights from January 1, 2026 through June 31, 2026: January 6, January 20, February 17, March 10, March 31, April 28, May 26, June 2 and June 30.
City Council Meeting Nights No Meetings
January 13, 27 January 6, 20
February 3*, 10, 24 February 17
March 3, 17*, 24, March 10, 31
April 7, 14*, 21 April 28
May 5, 12*, 19 May 26
June 9, 16*, 23 June 2, 30
*(Closed Session Only if needed)
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
It is customary for the City Council not to meet following a Monday holiday (with some exceptions) or on the fifth Tuesday of a month. In 2021, the City Council adopted a revised schedule that formalized the practice of holding two regular meetings per month. This adjustment has enhanced public access to agenda materials and increased opportunities for community feedback, while also allowing flexibility to convene special meetings when necessary.
Consistent with that approach, staff is recommending the designation of the following dates as City Council Dark Nights for the first half of calendar year 2026: January 6, 20 (after Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday), February 17 (President’s Day Holiday), March 10, 31, April 28, May 26 (after Memorial Day), June 2 (General Election) and June 30.
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October 7, 2025
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5 Notably, regularly scheduled City Council meetings will average twice a month with other meeting dates being reserved for closed sessions only, which will be the following dates: February 3, March 17, April 14, May 12, and June 16.
A follow-up item will be brought forward in April 2026 to establish City Council Dark Nights for the period of July through December 2026.
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